# NTSB DEN73DQA22: Luscombe 11A, N1650B, Santa Fe, NM, December 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1972
- Place: Santa Fe, NM · SANTA FE, NM
- Location: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6870&lon=-105.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DQA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3546  72/12/16   SANTA FE,N MEX      LUSCOMBE 11A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1400
        TIME - 0530                    N1650B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 645 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA FE,N MEX              CLAYTON N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT MTN PEAK DRG CLIMB OUT.
```

## 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: LUSCOMBE 11A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 11A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-11a) (registry code 8890402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 DEN69D0187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0187), Feb 18, 1969: Luscombe 11A (N1650B), Farmington, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN69D0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0053), Jul 21, 1968: Temco 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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