19791104032829A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8 · Plymouth, FL · November 4, 1979

Date
November 4, 1979 · 09:00 local
Place
Plymouth, FL
Airport
Orlando North
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2345K
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FLD05
Reported as
Luscom 8
Reported engine
Continental A651
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,950 total1,009 in this make and model25 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.

Throttle jammed 3/4 open while taxing. Brakes failed to hold. Struck parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THROTTLE JAMMED 3/4 OPEN WHILE TAXING. BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD. STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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