# NTSB UNK64X1163: Luscombe 8A, N1886B, Capistrano, CA, April 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1964
- Place: Capistrano, CA · CAPISTRANO, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1163

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0808   64/4/4    CAPISTRANO CALIF    LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 326
        TIME - 1700                    N1886B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN CAP STNO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1886B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1886B-2020-01-03), registration cancelled 2020-01-03, S/N 6313, built 1948 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: San Juan Cap Stno

## Other investigations on N1886B (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 SEA86LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA189), Aug 3, 1986: Luscombe 8A (N1886B), Rosalia, WA, 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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