# NTSB DEN65D0086: Luscombe 8E, N2422K, Lovell, WY, May 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1965
- Place: Lovell, WY · LOVELL, WY
- Location: 44.8358° N, 108.3919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lovell, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8358&lon=-108.3919&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0962  65/5/12    LOVELL WYO          LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 158
        TIME - 1930                    N2422K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONCORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2422K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2422K-2017-11-22), registration cancelled 2017-11-22, S/N 5149, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moncore

## Other investigations on N2422K (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 SEA66F0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0066), Aug 10, 1965: Luscombe 8E (N2422K), Billings, MT, substantial damage

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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