# Accident 19790828022739A: Luscom 8E, Oskaloosa, IA, August 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Oskaloosa, IA
- Airport: Oskaloosa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2261° N, 92.4938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OSKALOOSA MUNI (OOA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2261&lon=-92.4938&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2518K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2518K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 70 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828022739A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC79DCD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD34), Aug 28, 1979: Luscombe 8E (N2518K), Oskaloosa, IA, 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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