# NTSB NYC72DNC15: Luscombe 8A, N77877, Auburn, NH, October 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1971
- Place: Auburn, NH · AUBURN, NH
- Location: 43.0045° N, 71.3484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0045&lon=-71.3484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DNC15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DNC15

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4003   71/10/8   AUBURN,NH           LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2840
        TIME - 1630                    N77877              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAKE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,NH                   MARSHFIELD,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 1200FT PVT FLD,GRASS 4-6IN HIGH,TREES BOTH ENDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77877](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77877-1972-11-22), registration cancelled 1972-11-22, S/N 3604, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blake Field

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.