# NTSB MIA66F0622: Luscombe 8, N71185, Dunedin, FL, June 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1966
- Place: Dunedin, FL · DUNEDIN, FL
- Location: 28.0381° N, 82.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunedin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0381&lon=-82.7948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0622
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0622

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1539  66/6/24  NR.DUNEDIN FLA        LUSCOMBE 8          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 18, 7
        TIME - 0700                    N71185              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED HE INTENDED TO COMMIT SUICIDE AND THEN CHANGED HIS MIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71185](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71185-2013-02-20), registration cancelled 2013-02-20, S/N 2612, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8
- 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

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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