# NTSB CHI80DEE18: Luscombe 8, N1330B, Huntley, IL, March 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1980
- Place: Huntley, IL · HUNTLEY, IL
- Location: 42.1608° N, 88.4355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1608&lon=-88.4355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEE18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0381   80/3/6    HUNTLEY,IL          LUSCOMBE 8          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 1040
        TIME - 1100                    N1330B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANDINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTLEY,IL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1330B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1330B), registered now, S/N 5957, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Landings

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800306007269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800306007269A), Mar 6, 1980: Luscom 8A, Huntley, IL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane on landing roll. Gusty crosswind.

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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