# NTSB UNK64X4019: Luscombe 8E, N1774K, Cohoes, NY, September 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1964
- Place: Cohoes, NY · COHOES, NY
- Location: 42.7729° N, 73.7078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cohoes, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7729&lon=-73.7078&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 12, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2941  64/9/17    COHOES NY           LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N1774K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOUDEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1774K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1774K-2013-05-06), registration cancelled 2013-05-06, S/N 4501, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Louden

## Other investigations on N1774K (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 NYC82DA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA061), Mar 20, 1982: Luscombe 8E (N1774K), Poestenkill, NY, 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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