NTSB investigations: Luscombe 8A, 2019

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Luscombe 8A. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2019
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8190104', '8190111'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CEN20LA029Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Baldwin City, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.Dec 4, 2019 · N45606 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA20CA090Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Brogue, PAThe pilot's failure to see and avoid wires during approach to landing.Nov 19, 2019 · N71707 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA568Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Prescott, AZThe pilot's loss of directional control and subsequent overapplication of rudder pedal, which resulted in a runway excursion and the right wing striking the ground.Aug 30, 2019 · N25100 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA288Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Carbondale, ILThe pilot's inadvertent left heel brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a noseover.May 26, 2019 · N45729 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA240Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Orofino, IDThe pilot's improper brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience using heel brakes.May 3, 2019 · N22052 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA127Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Casa Grande, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain yaw control and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Jan 5, 2019 · N71155 · Substantial damage