# NTSB MIA66F0520: Luscombe 8A, N1439B, Fort Pierce, FL, March 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1966
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL · FORT PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0520

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0788  66/3/31    FORT PIERCE FLA     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N1439B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST LUCIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1439B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1439B-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 6066, built 1948 (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: St Lucie

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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