# Accident 19820525019039A: Luscom 8E, Goodland, KS, May 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1982, 16:38 local time
- Place: Goodland, KS
- Airport: Renner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3401° N, 101.7005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3401&lon=-101.7005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2497K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2497K-2014-09-22) (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 C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,700 total, 12 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820525019039A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT ON DOWNWIND LANDING. GROUND LOOPED. CLAIMED CRAMP IN LEG CAUSED CONTROL LOSS.

## 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 MKC82DA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA090), May 25, 1982: Luscombe 8E (N2497K), Goodland, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2497K (1)

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

- [Accident 19850505018829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850505018829A), May 5, 1985: Luscom 8E (N2497K), Verden, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed downwind and was seen doing low level maneuvers. Aircraft spun in. Pilot intoxicated.

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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