# NTSB MIA66D0320: Luscombe 8A, N77837, Chipley, FL, October 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1965
- Place: Chipley, FL · CHIPLEY, FL
- Location: 30.7756° N, 85.5400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chipley, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7756&lon=-85.5400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0320
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0320

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3199   65/10/2   CHIPLEY FLA         LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 145
        TIME - 1700                    N77837              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHIPLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STANDING WATER ON RUNWAY OF UNATTENDED AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77837](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77837), registered now, S/N 3564 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 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: Chipley

## Other investigations on N77837 (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 MIA72DKJ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ58), Jun 4, 1972: Luscombe 8A (N77837), Pell City, AL, 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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