# NTSB DEN66D0208: Luscombe 8A, N45460, Quemado, NM, January 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1966
- Place: Quemado, NM · QUEMADO, NM
- Location: 34.3406° N, 108.5061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quemado, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3406&lon=-108.5061&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0208
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0208

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0115  66/1/15    QUEMADO N MEX       LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N45460              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEMADO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH GOPHER HOLE.LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45460](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45460-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 1987, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190120) (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: Quemado

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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