19790916031359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Gasport, NY · September 16, 1979

Date
September 16, 1979 · 11:30 local
Place
Gasport, NY
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2642K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79DFJ27
Reported as
Luscom 8E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total180 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.

Engine stopped on takeoff. Landed off end runway. Found water in fuel system.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED ON TAKEOFF. LANDED OFF END RUNWAY. FOUND WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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