19860329010979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Houston, TX · March 29, 1986

Date
March 29, 1986 · 09:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Weiser
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71611
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86LA052
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A658
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,290 total20 in this make and model200 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.

Intentionally went off runway side to avoid aircraft taking off on intersecting runway. Ground looped, hit a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

INTENTIONALLY WENT OFF RUNWAY SIDE TO AVOID AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF ON INTERSECTING RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED, HIT A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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