# Accident 19870910050909A: Luscom 8E, Cartersville, GA, September 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Cartersville, GA
- Airport: Cartersville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1597° N, 84.7994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1597&lon=-84.7994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2600K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2600K-2018-03-01) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,150 total, 525 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870910050909A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES ON TAKEOFF. REPORTED LOW POWER. CRUISE PROP INSTALLED. POSSIBLE CARB ICE AND EARLY LIFTOFF.

## 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 ATL87LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA253), Sep 10, 1987: Luscombe 8E (N2600K), Cartersville, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2600K (1)

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

- [Accident 19730915030689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730915030689A), Sep 15, 1973: Luscom 8E (N2600K), Grayslake, IL, Substantial damage. Wheel ldg as acft slowed it veered r off rwy struck drain ditch 15IN depth parallel to rwy.

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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