# Accident 19850505018829A: Luscom 8E, Verden, OK, May 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1985, 18:00 local time
- Place: Verden, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0791° N, 98.0799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0791&lon=-98.0799&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 C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850505018829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW85FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA209), May 5, 1985: Luscombe 8E (N2497K), Verden, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2497K (1)

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

- [Accident 19820525019039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820525019039A), May 25, 1982: Luscom 8E (N2497K), Goodland, KS, Substantial damage. Lost control of tail wheel aircraft on downwind landing. Ground looped. Claimed cramp in leg caused control loss.

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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