# Accident 19981105047249A: Luscom 8E, Caldwell, NJ, November 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2619K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2619K) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981105047249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, IN THE PROCESS, TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 IAD99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA017), Nov 5, 1998: Luscombe LL-8-C (N2619K), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control resulting in a ground-loop.

## Other reports on N2619K (1)

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

- [Accident 20180915016291A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180915016291A), Sep 15, 2018: Luscombe 8E (N2619K), Lagrangeville, NY, Substantial damage. On Saturday, September 15, 2018 at N44 Sky Acres Airport, at approximately 1430 local time, [privacy data omitted] was returning from a flight in Luscombe,…

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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