19870905081129A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Burbank, WA · September 5, 1987

Date
September 5, 1987 · 10:00 local
Place
Burbank, WA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N71513
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87LA181
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A658
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
89 total81 in this make and model12 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.

During a steep turn at reduced power the nose of the aircraft dropped. Aircraft struck the ground nose first.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A STEEP TURN AT REDUCED POWER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND 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.