# Accident 19800227003829A: Luscom 8E, Cheyenne, WY, February 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28490, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28490-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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: 593 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800227003829A

## Narrative

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

MADE EARLY LIFTOFF. FAILED TO OBTAIN CLIMB SPEED. AIRPLANE SETTLED INTO SNOW AT END OF RUNWAY. DOWNDRAFTS.

## 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 DEN80DTC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC08), Feb 27, 1980: Luscombe 8E (N28490), Cheyenne, WY, 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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