# NTSB UNK65X0885: Luscombe 8A, N71389, Colony, OK, November 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1964
- Place: Colony, OK · COLONY, OK
- Location: 35.3485° N, 98.6715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colony, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3485&lon=-98.6715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0885
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0885

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3577  64/11/29   COLONY OKLA         LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 282
        TIME - 0830                    N71389              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71389](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71389), registered now, S/N 2816 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N71389 (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 FTW78DA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DA003), Oct 14, 1978: Luscombe 8B (N71389), Tahlequah, OK, substantial damage

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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