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| Date: | Tuesday 25 October 1983 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2759K |
| MSN: | 5486 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5486 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oakes, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oakes, ND |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER A BRIEF STOP AT OAKS, ND, FOR FUEL, THE PLT TOOK OFF TO FLY ABOUT 5 MI TO HIS PRIVATE STRIP IN AN ALFALFA FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE GEAR HIT A GOPHER MOUND & THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN84LA015
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 November 1984 | N2759K | William Charles Ptacek | 0 | Oaks, ND | |
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| 17 July 2016 | N2759K | Private | 0 | Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV), Minden, Nevada | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 18:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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