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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Oskaloosa, IA · August 28, 1979

Date
August 28, 1979 · 16:15 local
Place
Oskaloosa, IA
Airport
Oskaloosa
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2518K
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79DCD34
Reported as
Luscom 8E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total70 in this make and model40 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.

Allowed aircraft to ground-loop on crosswind landing. Ran off side of runway. Hit soft dirt. Flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO GROUND-LOOP ON CROSSWIND LANDING. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. HIT SOFT DIRT. FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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