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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Hunter, NY · July 28, 1983

Date
July 28, 1983 · 17:10 local
Place
Hunter, NY
Airport
Hunter Mt
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1289B
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83LA195
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A65*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
453 total73 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ground looped the aircraft on landing when pilot applied brakes unevenly as aircraft swerved on uneven surface.

As the FAA filed it

GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WHEN PILOT APPLIED BRAKES UNEVENLY AS AIRCRAFT SWERVED ON UNEVEN SURFACE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.