Luscombe 8E N1739K accident near Brush, Colorado, January 27, 2025
Luscombe 8E, registration N1739K, was involved in an accident near Brush, Colorado on January 27, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case CEN25LA089 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 32 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 8,300 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:19 UTC, at 6,200 ft and 94 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 25 km from November (K1NW).
The nearest weather report, from KFMM (34 km away), showed wind 260° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Luscombe 8E registered in United States (Mode S A127EF).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- January 27, 2025
- Location
- Brush, Colorado
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N1739K
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA089 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- November (K1NW)
- Recorded flight
- 32 min, max 8,300 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:19 UTC, 6,200 ft, 94 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA089; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.