# NTSB LAX68D0171: Luscombe 8A, N1186B, Dateland, AZ, October 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1967
- Place: Dateland, AZ · DATELAND, AZ
- Location: 32.8209° N, 113.5422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dateland, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8209&lon=-113.5422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0171
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0171

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3620   67/10/8   DATELAND,ARIZ       LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 291
        TIME - 1000                    N1186B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF MADE FROM AN UNIMPROVED DESERT STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1186B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1186B-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 5813, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (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

## Other investigations on N1186B (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 LAX84LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA059), Nov 12, 1983: Luscombe 8A (N1186B), Casa Grande, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X2775](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2775), Jul 12, 1964: Luscombe 8A (N1186B), Phoenix, AZ, 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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