# Accident 19850919046699A: Luscom 8F, Valley City, OH, September 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Valley City, OH
- Airport: Helmick
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2336° N, 81.9396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley City, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2336&lon=-81.9396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1899B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 442 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919046699A

## Narrative

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

DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI TO TEST BRAKES, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. STRUCK TREE OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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