# NTSB MKC75DTK21: Luscombe 8A, N77859, Hoven, SD, June 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1975
- Place: Hoven, SD · HOVEN, SD
- Location: 45.2416° N, 99.7775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoven, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2416&lon=-99.7775&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DTK21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTK21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1465   75/6/6    HOVEN,SD            LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 130
        TIME - 1230                    N77859              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABERDEEN,SD                 BOWDLE,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ROAD,BOUNCED,LOST CTL ON SECOND CTCT.
```

## 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750606013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750606013789A), Jun 6, 1975: Luscom 8A, Hoven, SD, Substantial damage. Lndd on road,bounced,lost ctl on second ctct.

## 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 MKC66D0404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0404), Nov 21, 1965: Luscombe 8A (N77859), Fessenden, ND, 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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