# NTSB MIA70F0263: Luscombe 8E, N1399B, Largo, FL, December 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1969
- Place: Largo, FL · LARGO, FL
- Location: 27.9077° N, 82.7739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Largo, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9077&lon=-82.7739&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0263
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0263

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4578  69/12/11   LARGO,FLA           LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 60, 5 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N1399B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE SEMINOLE,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPT ACFT OBSERVED TO NOSE DOWN INTO THE LAKE DURG LOW LVL FLT. PLT NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1399B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1399B-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 6026, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, 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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