# NTSB UNK65X1267: Luscombe 8F, N838B, Broomfield, CO, January 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1965
- Place: Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1267
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1267

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0051  65/1/10    BROOMFIELD COLO     LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N838B               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N838B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838B-1989-09-11), registration cancelled 1989-09-11, S/N 6770 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jefferson County

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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