# NTSB SEA66D0127: Luscombe 8A, N45831, Priest River, ID, September 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1965
- Place: Priest River, ID · PRIEST RIVER, ID
- Location: 48.1843° N, 116.9054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Priest River, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1843&lon=-116.9054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0127
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0127

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2795  65/9/18    PRIEST RIVER ID     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 150
        TIME - 1830                    N45831              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIEST RIVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45831](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45831-1974-11-02), registration cancelled 1974-11-02, S/N 2358, 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: Priest River

## Other investigations on N45831 (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 SEA74DTI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI24), Jun 13, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N45831), Wise River, MT, 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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