19930919034799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Napa, CA · September 19, 1993

Date
September 19, 1993 · 11:30 local
Place
Napa, CA
Airport
Napa County Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2485K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93LA358
Reported as
Luscom 8E
Reported engine
Continental C8512
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
495 total331 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Wing struck ground on liftoff. Landed in plowed field adjacent to runway. Power loss reported. Unverified.

As the FAA filed it

WING STRUCK GROUND ON LIFTOFF. LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. POWER LOSS REPORTED. UNVERIFIED.

NTSB investigation

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