# NTSB UNK65X0143: Luscombe 8E, N2728K, Selah, WA, October 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1964
- Place: Selah, WA · SELAH, WA
- Location: 46.6459° N, 120.5436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selah, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6459&lon=-120.5436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0143

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3114   64/10/4   SELAH WASH          LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 150
        TIME - 1130                    N2728K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2728K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2728K-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N 5455, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2728K (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA94LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA099), Apr 13, 1994: Luscombe 8E (N2728K), Coalville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD. FACTORS INCLUDE THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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