# NTSB DEN69D0053: Temco 11A, N1650B, Farmington, NM, July 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1968
- Place: Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&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, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2392  68/7/21    FARMINGTON,N MEX    TEMCO 11A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 0720                    N1650B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1650B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1650B-1974-04-22), registration cancelled 1974-04-22, S/N 11-156, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO 11A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 11A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-11a) (registry code 8890402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farmington

## Other investigations on N1650B (2)

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 DEN73DQA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQA22), Dec 16, 1972: Luscombe 11A (N1650B), Santa Fe, NM, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN69D0187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0187), Feb 18, 1969: Luscombe 11A (N1650B), Farmington, NM, 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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