NTSB DEN90LA117 — 1990-05-26 · MORGAN, Utah, United States

Current FAA registration · N1113B

Make / Model: LUSCOMBE 8F
Year of manufacture: 1947 · 43 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19560321
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A032AD

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1113B Luscombe 8F None

Probable cause & findings

PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE BRAKES DURING LANDING ROLL.

Factual narrative

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON THE LAST LANDING, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TOO HARD AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED ON THE RUNWAY. THE COWLING, SKIN AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_DEN90LA117.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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