# NTSB LAX66F0337: Luscombe 8B, N39091, Wellington, NV, May 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1966
- Place: Wellington, NV · WELLINGTON, NV
- Location: 38.7563° N, 119.3760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7563&lon=-119.3760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0337
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0337

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2686   66/5/1    WELLINGTON NEV      LUSCOMBE 8B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 262
        TIME - 0800                    N39091              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON ABANDONED HIGHWAY.TAILWHEEL STRUCK TORN UP ASPHALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39091](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39091-2018-04-18), registration cancelled 2018-04-18, S/N 1852, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8B
- 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: Smith Valley

## Other investigations on N39091 (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 ANC99LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA044), Apr 6, 1999: Luscombe 8A (N39091), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors in the accident were snow showers and snow-covered terrain.

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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