# Incident 19881024047839I: Luscom 8A, Wiley Ford, WV, October 24, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wiley Ford, WV
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6152° N, 78.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wiley Ford, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6152&lon=-78.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1164K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1164K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 12 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881024047839I

## Narrative

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

WHILE HAND PROPPING,PLANE RAN AWAY, CRASHED INTO FENCE WHICH FELL ON 3 VEHICLES. WHEEL HIT UNDERGROUND FUEL STATION

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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