19791104030479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Winterset, IA · November 4, 1979

Date
November 4, 1979 · 11:35 local
Place
Winterset, IA
Airport
Winterset
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N41961
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FCD06
Reported as
Luscom 8A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
136 total36 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Veered off runway on landing roll. Hit runway light, ground looped, hit bank. Fact: crosswind 90 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL. HIT RUNWAY LIGHT, GROUND LOOPED, HIT BANK. FACT: CROSSWIND 90 DEGREES.

NTSB investigation

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