19890513011359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Battle Mountain, NV · May 13, 1989

Date
May 13, 1989 · 11:50 local
Place
Battle Mountain, NV
Airport
Lander County Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2943K
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA084
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A658F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
231 total23 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost control trying to land in a gusty crosswind and ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO LAND IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND AND GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

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