# Accident 19970610019999A: Luscom 8E, Charlottesville, VA, June 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1997, 11:10 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0903° N, 78.5594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0903&lon=-78.5594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1750K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1750K-2017-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 11 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970610019999A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT CFI MISUSED BRAKES ON LANDING ROLL. GROUND LOOPED. BROKE OFF WHEEL. NO BRAKES ON CFI RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 NYC97LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA112), Jun 10, 1997: Luscombe LL-8-E (N1750K), Charlottesville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The left main landing gear collapsed due to corrosion.

## Other reports on N1750K (1)

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

- [Accident 20161015021869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161015021869A), Oct 15, 2016: Luscombe 8E (N1750K), Wilmington, OH, Substantial damage. On October 15, 2016 at 0915 EDT, a luccombe 8E, N1750K, [privacy data omitted], had a hard landing and ground loop while landing at clinton county airport,…

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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