# NTSB DIA68D0040: Luscombe 8E, N1311B, Edgewater, MD, July 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1967
- Place: Edgewater, MD · EDGEWATER, MD
- Location: 38.9397° N, 76.5514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgewater, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9397&lon=-76.5514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2536  67/7/25    EDGEWATER,MD        LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N1311B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           89                                                      220
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PARKED PA-22 N4625Z SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. LEFT CROSSWIND 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1311B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1311B-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 5938, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190128) (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: Lee

## Other investigations on N1311B (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 UNK65X0596](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0596), Nov 7, 1964: Luscombe 8E (N1311B), Bridgewater, VA, 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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