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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Verden, OK · May 5, 1985

Date: May 5, 1985 · 18:00 local
Place: Verden, OK
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2497K
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW85FA209
Reported as: Luscom 8E
Reported engine: Continental C8512
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N2497KRegistration cancelled Sep 22, 2014 · Luscombe 8ES/N 5224 · Built 1947 Airframe modelLuscombe 8E Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed downwind and was seen doing low level maneuvers. Aircraft spun in. Pilot intoxicated.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DOWNWIND AND WAS SEEN DOING LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS. AIRCRAFT SPUN IN. PILOT INTOXICATED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW85FA209Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportVerden, OKAt about 1700 CDT on 5/5/85, the acft was observed taking off at chickasha, OK. At sometime after 1700, an acft matching its description was observed flying low over a lake. A witness in that area observed it pulled up in a steep climb over the dam, until it…May 5, 1985 · Destroyed

Other reports on N2497K · 1

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

Accident 19820525019039ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Goodland, KSLost control of tail wheel aircraft on downwind landing. Ground looped. Claimed cramp in leg caused control loss.May 25, 1982 · Substantial damage