# NTSB MKC66D0404: Luscombe 8A, N77859, Fessenden, ND, November 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1965
- Place: Fessenden, ND · FESSENDEN, ND
- Location: 47.6493° N, 99.6270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fessenden, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6493&lon=-99.6270&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 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0404
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0404

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4001  65/11/21   FESSENDEN N DAK     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N77859              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77859](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77859-2014-05-14), registration cancelled 2014-05-14, S/N 3586 (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

## Other investigations on N77859 (2)

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 ERA12CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA140), Jan 7, 2012: Luscombe 8A (N77859), Umatilla, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the left main landing gear due to a preexisting crack and corrosion, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB MKC75DTK21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTK21), Jun 6, 1975: Luscombe 8A (N77859), Hoven, SD, 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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