# Accident 19940710017879A: Luscom 8F, Leesburg, VA, July 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1994, 10:45 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0780° N, 77.5575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0780&lon=-77.5575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1946X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940710017879A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY LANDING IN QUARTERING TAILWIND. ELECTED GO AROUND TO AVOID TREES BUT STRUCK SAME.

## 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 NYC94LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA118), Jul 10, 1994: Luscombe 8F (N1946X), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate incompensation for wind conditions resulting in loss of directional control.

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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