# Accident 19990604045509A: Luscom 8E, New Lberia, LA, June 4, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1999, 08:34 local time
- Place: New Lberia, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 30.0378° N, 91.8839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0378&lon=-91.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2680K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2680K) (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 FTW99LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990604045509A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS TO OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE ALLOWED THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE, WHO IS NOT A PILOT, TO MAKE THE LAST TAKEOFF. THE OWNER ROTATED PREMATURELY, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.   THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND IMPACTED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, RIGHT AIRERON, RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT ELEVATOR, LANDING GEAR BOX AND FUSELAGE (WRINKLING).  THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND IS AN ATP, BUT DOES NOT HOLD A FIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE.

## 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 FTW99LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA159), Jun 4, 1999: Luscombe 8E (N2680K), New Iberia, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop.

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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