# Accident 20070506014619A: Luscom 8A, Whitefield, NH, May 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2007, 10:22 local time
- Place: Whitefield, NH
- Airport: Mount Washington Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3675° N, 71.5444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3675&lon=-71.5444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1960B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1960B-2019-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 118 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070506014619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) N1960B, LUSCOMBE LL-8-A, LOST CONTROL ON LANDING RUNWAY 28 AT WHITEFIELD, NH AIRPORT (HIE). AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING WAS HIGH DUE TO CROSSWIND SITUATION RIGHT TO LEFT. POWER WAS APPLIED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT DID NOT GET AIRBORNE AGAIN AND TRACKED OFF TO THE RIGHT, AND ENDED UP IN A SMALL DITCH. MINOR INJURY TO PILOT, NO MEDICAL ATTENTION NEEDED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL TO LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. INFORMATION FORWARDED TO OPERATIONS UNIT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC07CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA110), May 6, 2007: Luscombe 8A (N1960B), Whitefield, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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