19890128001409A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscom 8F · Lake Elsinore, CA · January 28, 1989

Date
January 28, 1989 · 17:15 local
Place
Lake Elsinore, CA
Airport
Skylark Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3550G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89FA099
Reported as
Luscom 8F
Reported engine
Continental C9012F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot rerigged unauthorized aileron control system. Lost control on takeoff and spun in.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RERIGGED UNAUTHORIZED AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM. LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND SPUN IN.

NTSB investigation

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