# Accident 19810623038699A: Luscom 8F, Hughes, AK, June 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Hughes, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.0452° N, 154.2376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hughes, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.0452&lon=-154.2376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1949B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 622 total, 562 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810623038699A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO POOR ACCELERATION & AIRSPEED DEFECT. RAN OFF END OF ROUGHSTRIP & OVERTURNED.

## 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 ANC81DAA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAA18), Jun 23, 1981: Luscombe 8F (N1949B), Hughes, AK, 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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