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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Doylestown, PA · August 24, 1988

Date: August 24, 1988 · 18:45 local
Place: Doylestown, PA
Airport: Warrington Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1203K
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC88LA228
Reported as: Luscom 8A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,037 total13 in this make and model242 in the last 90 days

N1203KRegistration cancelled Mar 3, 1989 · Luscombe 8AS/N 3930 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A

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What happened

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Uphill,no wind, takeoff from turf runway. Stalled. Crashed into trees.

As the FAA filed it

UPHILL,NO WIND, TAKEOFF FROM TURF RUNWAY. STALLED. CRASHED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC88LA228Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDoylestown, PAThe CFI and student plt took off from a 2330 ft turf rwy. Witnesses said the wind was calm and it was hot. The pilots both said that everything seemed normal until the acft reached about 200 ft AGL at which time they lost lift due to either a power loss or…Aug 24, 1988 · Destroyed