# Accident 19820509014299A: Luscom 8A, Fredonia, KS, May 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fredonia, KS
- Airport: Fredonia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5807° N, 95.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FREDONIA (1K7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5807&lon=-95.8372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2248K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2248K-1992-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FCQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCQ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820509014299A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKEOFF. HAD MADE UNAUTHORIZED MAGNETO ADJUSTMENTS, ONE MAGNETO SET OPPOSITE ROTATION.

## 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 MKC82FCQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCQ09), May 9, 1982: Luscombe 8A (N2248K), Fredonia, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2248K (1)

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

- [Accident 19790211004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211004569A), Feb 11, 1979: Luscom 8A (N2248K), Cache, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to lift off with frost on the wings. Aborted too late and ran off the end of the runway.

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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