# Accident 19901006044439A: Luscom 8A, Ashland, KS, October 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1990, 08:30 local time
- Place: Ashland, KS
- Airport: Harold Krier Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1799° N, 99.7608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1799&lon=-99.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45606, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45606-2022-05-09) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901006044439A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP INTO STEEP CLIMB ON LIFTOFF. STALLED AND IMPACTED RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA005), Oct 6, 1990: Luscombe 8A (N45606), Ashland, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S EXCEEDING THE PROPER CLIMB RATE OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND HIS NOT MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PREVENT A STALL.

## Other reports on N45606 (1)

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

- [Accident 20191204021709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191204021709A), Dec 4, 2019: Luscombe 8A (N45606), Baldwin City, KS, Substantial damage. The pilot and flight instructor were completing a biennial flight review in his personal aircraft. During their last takeoff for the review, the aircraft…

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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