# NTSB LAX70F0115: Luscombe 11A, N1629B, Bakersfield, CA, September 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1969
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3861   69/9/1    BAKERSFIELD,CALIF   LUSCOMBE 11A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1508
        TIME - 1430                    N1629B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BKRSFIELD AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOULDER CITY,NEV            BAKERSFIELD,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1629B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1629B), registered now, S/N 11-135 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 11A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 11A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-11a) (registry code 8890402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bkrsfield Airpark

## Other investigations on N1629B (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 CHI74FEE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE13), Aug 10, 1973: Luscombe 11A (N1629B), Wheeling, IL, 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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