DEN69D0187

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 11A · Farmington, NM · February 18, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 18, 1969
Place
Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1650BLuscombe 11A
Status
Completed · report May 7, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191403

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0294  69/2/18    FARMINGTON,N MEX    LUSCOMBE 11A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1138
        TIME - 1130                    N1650B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 806 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMINGTON
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- ELEVATOR TRIM JAMMED IN FULL FORWARD POSITION.

Aircraft

Registration
N1650B
Reported as
Luscombe 11A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Farmington

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N1650B · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.