# NTSB NYC65F0035: Luscombe 8A, N1808B, Rochester, NH, January 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1965
- Place: Rochester, NH · ROCHESTER, NH
- Location: 43.3045° N, 70.9756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3045&lon=-70.9756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0199  65/1/23    ROCHESTER NH        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N1808B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 3432 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYHAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1808B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1808B-2018-04-02), registration cancelled 2018-04-02, S/N 6235, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8) (registry code 8190102) (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
- Airport: Skyhaven

## Other investigations on N1808B (1)

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 NYC76FNC30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC30-151372), Oct 25, 1975: Luscombe 8E (N1808B), Milton, VT, 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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