# NTSB UNK67X0119: Luscombe 8C, Pink Hill, NC, March 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1967
- Place: Pink Hill, NC · PINK HILL, NC
- Location: 35.0570° N, 77.7430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pink Hill, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0570&lon=-77.7430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK67X0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0026  67/3/25    PINK HILL,NC        LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1840                    CF-KHE              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  26, 65 TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINK HILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-KHE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pink Hill

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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