# NTSB LAX72DUJ06: Luscombe 8A, N20654, Congress, AZ, June 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1971
- Place: Congress, AZ · CONGRESS, AZ
- Location: 34.1625° N, 112.8507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Congress, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1625&lon=-112.8507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1880   71/6/8    CONGRESS,ARIZ       LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 129
        TIME - 1000                    N20654              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,ARIZ               CONGRESS,ARIZ
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- NARROW DIRT ROAD ADJ TO DRILLING RIG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20654](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20654-1973-05-30), registration cancelled 1973-05-30, S/N 817, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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