# Accident 19950113004839A: Luscom 8F, Wickenburg, AZ, January 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Airport: Wickenburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9706° N, 112.7951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WICKENBURG MUNI (E25), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9706&lon=-112.7951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2183B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2183B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 13 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950113004839A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. PILOT TRIED RECOVER BUT AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY HIT DITCH. NO RIGHT BRAKES.

## 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 LAX95LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA102), Jan 13, 1995: Luscombe 8F (N2183B), Wickenburg, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER, WHO…

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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