# NTSB CHI70FBA11: Luscombe 1, N1249, Noblesville, IN, February 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1970
- Place: Noblesville, IN · NOBLESVILLE, IN
- Location: 40.0456° N, 86.0086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Noblesville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0456&lon=-86.0086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0998  70/2/23    NOBLESVILLE,IND     LUSCOMBE 1          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 525
        TIME - 1800                    N1249               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIANAPOLIS METR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOBLESVILLE,IND             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1249](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1249), registered now, S/N 120, built 1937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 1
- Registry model: [Luscombe PHANTOM 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-phantom-1) (registry code 5350102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Indianapolis Metr

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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