# NTSB UNK64X0179: Luscombe 8F, N1837B, Pierceville, KS, January 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1964
- Place: Pierceville, KS · PIERCEVILLE, KS
- Location: 37.8824° N, 100.6768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pierceville, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8824&lon=-100.6768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0179
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0179

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0068   64/1/6    PIERCEVILLE KANS    LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 300
        TIME - 1400                    N1837B              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1837B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1837B), registered now, S/N 6264, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8) (registry code 8190102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1837B (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 CEN13CA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA411), Jul 14, 2013: Luscombe 8 (N1837B), Rose Hill, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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