# Incident 19871010073659I: Luscom 8E, Anchorage, AK, October 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1925K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1925K-2018-03-12) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 100 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871010073659I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT A SMALL DITCH ON TAKEOFF ROLL DUE TO OBSCURED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN. GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF.

## Other reports on N1925K (2)

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

- [Incident 19780823047879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780823047879I), Aug 23, 1978: Luscom 8E (N1925K), Kenai, AK, Minor damage. Encountered soft sandy spot on rollout. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19760509011649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760509011649A), May 9, 1976: Luscom 8E (N1925K), Apple Valley, CA, Substantial damage

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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