19790526021649A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Garrett, IL · May 26, 1979

Date
May 26, 1979 · 12:55 local
Place
Garrett, IL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2381
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEV22
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,153 total38 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Plt was buzzing area & performed acrobatics at a low alt. Acft then observed to make steep dive, failed to pull out

As the FAA filed it

PLT WAS BUZZING AREA & PERFORMED ACROBATICS AT A LOW ALT. ACFT THEN OBSERVED TO MAKE STEEP DIVE, FAILED TO PULL OUT

NTSB investigation

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