19740210002149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Wingate, NC · February 10, 1974

Date
February 10, 1974
Place
Wingate, NC
Airport
Bundys
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2489K
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74DKM39
Reported as
Luscom 8E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
190 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Slow takeoff acceleration due to wet soft turf. Aborted takeoff wheels dug in as brakes activated.

As the FAA filed it

SLOW TAKEOFF ACCELERATION DUE TO WET SOFT TURF.ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEELS DUG IN AS BRAKES ACTIVATED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.