# NTSB NYC74FNC06: Luscombe 8F, N9903C, Trenton, ME, July 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1973
- Place: Trenton, ME · TRENTON, ME
- Location: 44.4390° N, 68.3700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4390&lon=-68.3700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FNC06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1726  73/7/14    TRENTON,ME          LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 55, 169
        TIME - 1800                    N9903C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAR HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRENTON,ME                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT TURNED L PLT USED L RUDDER INSTEAD OF R BECAME AIRBORNE ATMTD CORRECTION BACK TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9903C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9903C-1974-09-24), registration cancelled 1974-09-24, S/N S-6 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bar Harbor

## 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 19730714021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730714021139A), Jul 14, 1973: Luscom 8F, Trenton, ME, Substantial damage. Acft turned l plt used l rudder instead of r became airborne atmtd correction back to rwy.

## Other investigations on N9903C (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 NYC68D0338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0338), Jan 14, 1968: Luscombe 8F (N9903C), Trenton, ME, 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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