# Accident 19810816059479A: Luscom 8E, Gladwin, MI, August 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1981, 15:40 local time
- Place: Gladwin, MI
- Airport: Gladwin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9840° N, 84.4872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gladwin, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9840&lon=-84.4872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2052K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2052K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 6 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM85) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816059479A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON CROSSWIND LANDING. AIRPLANE COLLAPSED GEAR DURING GROUND-LOOP. PILOT UNSKILLED IN TYPE.

## 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 CHI81FEM85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM85), Aug 16, 1981: Luscombe 8E (N2052K), Gladwin, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2052K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120609012739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609012739A), Jun 9, 2012: Luscombe 8E (N2052K), Selinsgrove, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft airborne on takeoff, pilot stalled aircraft approximately 10' AGL over grass between runway and taxiway. Aircraft right wing 35 degrees low, and nose…

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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