# NTSB UNK65X0596: Luscombe 8E, N1311B, Bridgewater, VA, November 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1964
- Place: Bridgewater, VA · BRIDGEWATER, VA
- Location: 38.3885° N, 78.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgewater, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3885&lon=-78.9645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0596
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0596

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3423   64/11/7   BRIDGEWATER VA      LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 130
        TIME - 1618                    N1311B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEWATER
        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: [N1311B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1311B-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 5938, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190128) (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: Bridgewater

## Other investigations on N1311B (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 DIA68D0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0040), Jul 25, 1967: Luscombe 8E (N1311B), Edgewater, MD, 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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