# NTSB NYC07CA110: Luscombe 8A, N1960B, Whitefield, NH, May 6, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 6, 2007, 10:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place: Whitefield, NH
- Coordinates: 44.3675, -71.544441
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3675&lon=-71.5444&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 27, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC07CA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65713/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA110

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.  A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

The pilot of the Luscombe 8A was practicing touch and go landings on runway 28, a 4,001-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway.  After touch down, a wind gust struck the right side of the airplane.  The airplane weathervaned to the right, departed the right side of the runway, and struck a ditch.  The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane.  Winds reported at the airport about 30 minutes after the accident, were from 010 degrees at 7 knots, gusting to 14 knots.  The pilot reported 322 hours of total flight experience, which included approximately 124 hours in the accident airplane make and model.

## Factual narrative

The pilot of the Luscombe 8A stated he was practicing touch and go landings on runway 28, a 4,001-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway.  After touch down, a wind gust struck the right side of the airplane.  The airplane weathervaned to the right, departed the right side of the runway, and struck a ditch.  The pilot further stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane.  Winds reported at the airport about 30 minutes after the accident, were from 010 degrees at 7 knots, gusting to 14 knots.  The pilot reported 322 hours of total flight experience, which included approximately 124 hours in the accident airplane make and model.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1960B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1960B-2019-01-30), registration cancelled 2019-01-30, S/N 6387, 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
- Serial number: 6387
- Airframe hours: 2208
- Engines: Teledyne Continental C85-12F 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Steven S. Farquharson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2007
- Departed: HIE, Whitefield, NH
- Destination: HIE, Whitefield, NH
- Airport: HIE, Mount Washington Regional, runway 28, 4,001 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 322 total, 124 in this make and model, 215 as pilot in command, 0 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 7 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 30.46 inHg
- Observed at: HIE

## 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 20070506014619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070506014619A), May 6, 2007: Luscom 8A, Whitefield, NH, Substantial damage. (-23) N1960B, Luscombe LL-8-A, lost control on landing runway 28 at Whitefield, NH airport (hie). Aircraft right wing was high due to crosswind situation right…

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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