# NTSB FTW72FRA35: Luscomb 8A, N45816, Sugar Land, TX, January 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1972
- Place: Sugar Land, TX · SUGAR LAND, TX
- Location: 29.6197° N, 95.6349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Land, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6197&lon=-95.6349&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 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0338  72/1/22    SUGAR LAND,TEX      LUSCOMB 8A          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N45816              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUGAR LAND,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45816](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45816), registered now, S/N 2343, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMB 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hull Field

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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