# NTSB NYC66F0614: Luscombe 8F, N77867, Keene, NH, April 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1966
- Place: Keene, NH · KEENE, NH
- Location: 42.9337° N, 72.2781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keene, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9337&lon=-72.2781&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 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0614
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0614

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0830  66/4/12    KEENE NH            LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1150                    N77867              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILANT HOPKINS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77867](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77867-1971-03-22), registration cancelled 1971-03-22, S/N 3594, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dilant Hopkins

## Other investigations on N77867 (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 NYC71DFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA02), Jul 12, 1970: Luscombe 8F (N77867), Hartford, VT, destroyed

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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