# NTSB UNK64X3265: Luscombe 8A, N77989, Westboro, MA, August 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1964
- Place: Westboro, MA · WESTBORO, MA
- Location: 42.2674° N, 71.6175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westborough, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2674&lon=-71.6175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3265

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2383   64/8/8    WESTBORO MASS       LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N77989              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77989](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77989), registered now, S/N 3716, built 1946 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westboro

## Other investigations on N77989 (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 ERA25LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA115), Feb 11, 2025: Luscombe 8A (N77989), Hampton, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to land, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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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