# NTSB NYC68D0491: Luscombe 8A, N23075, Seaside, NJ, May 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1968
- Place: Seaside, NJ · SEASIDE, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0491
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0491

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1390  68/5/14    SEASIDE,NJ          LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N23075              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- PLT DOVE INTO BEACH ATTEMPTING TO AVOID SEAGULLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23075](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23075-2017-10-28), registration cancelled 2017-10-28, S/N 999, built 1939 (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

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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