# Accident 19950624020589A: Luscom 8A, Hampshire, IL, June 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1995, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hampshire, IL
- Airport: Edward Getzelman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0909° N, 88.5206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0909&lon=-88.5206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2086K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2086K) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,830 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624020589A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR D.J. STRAUGHN WAS PILOTING/TEACHING AIRCRAFT FOR TAKE OFF AND MISJUDGED AC REQUIRED TAKE OFF CONDITIONS. ON JUNE 24, 1995, AT 12:30 P.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME A LUSCOMB 8A, N2086K, OWNED BY DONALD STRAUGHN OF ST. CHARLES, IL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKE OFF FROM EDWARD GETZELMAN AIRPORT IN HAMPSHIRE, IL. WHILE VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED.

## 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 CHI95LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA203), Jun 24, 1995: Luscombe 8A (N2086K), Hampshire, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain liftoff speed. A factor in the accident was the ditch.

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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