19850515017069A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Astatula, FL · May 15, 1985

Date
May 15, 1985 · 17:15 local
Place
Astatula, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N71909
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA170
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total152 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot made crop dusting type pass and pulled up steeply. Aircraft stalled and impacted ground virtually nose first.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE CROP DUSTING TYPE PASS AND PULLED UP STEEPLY. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND VIRTUALLY NOSE FIRST.

NTSB investigation

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