# NTSB FTW71FQG56: Luscombe 8E, N39067, Brownfield, TX, February 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1971
- Place: Brownfield, TX · BROWNFIELD, TX
- Location: 33.1755° N, 102.2734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownfield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1755&lon=-102.2734&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FQG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0657   71/2/8    BROWNFIELD,TEX      LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 144
        TIME - 1200                    N39067              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,TEX                 BROWNFIELD,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD HE HAD HIS HEELS ON THE BRAKE PEDALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39067](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39067), registered now, S/N 1828, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brown Field

## Other investigations on N39067 (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 FTW70F0341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0341), Dec 14, 1969: Luscombe 8D (N39067), Weatherford, TX, 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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