# Accident 19740210002149A: Luscom 8E, Wingate, NC, February 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1974
- Place: Wingate, NC
- Airport: Bundys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.9877° N, 80.4464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wingate, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9877&lon=-80.4464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2489K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DKM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740210002149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD74DKM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM39), Feb 10, 1974: Luscombe 8E (N2489K), Wingate, NC, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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