# Accident 19810913058889A: Luscom 8E, Nunda, NY, September 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Nunda, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5800° N, 77.9379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nunda, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5800&lon=-77.9379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2449K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2449K) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,435 total, 2 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DFJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913058889A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT FIELD, UPHILL WITH HIGH GRASS. STALLED AFTER LIFTOFF.

## 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 NYC81DFJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFJ24), Sep 13, 1981: Luscombe 8E (N2449K), Nunda, NY, 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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