# Incident 19830617032749I: Luscom 8E, Minden, NV, June 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas Co.
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1130B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1130B-1990-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830617032749I

## Narrative

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

25 KNOT CROSSWIND BLEW AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. WIND EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

## Other reports on N1130B (2)

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

- [Accident 19870201001629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870201001629A), Feb 1, 1987: Luscom 8A (N1130B), Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Plane ground looped on landing. Left rudder cable failed from fatigue cracking. Student used expired cert BB3387406
- [Accident 19770710023429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770710023429A), Jul 10, 1977: Luscom 8A (N1130B), Colorado Sprgs, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot tried to stretch glide.

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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