# Accident 19990926030619A: Luscom 8A, Grand Marais, MN, September 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1999, 15:35 local time
- Place: Grand Marais, MN
- Airport: Grand Marais
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7503° N, 90.3392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7503&lon=-90.3392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65353 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990926030619A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1999, AT 1535 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A LUSCOMBE 8A, N65353, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE SURFACE OF A LAKE FOLLOWING A PILOT-DESCRIBED STALL-MUSH THAT OCCURRED DURING THE AIRPLANE'S INITIAL CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PILOT 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN, BUT DID NOT ACTIVATE IT.  THE FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING FROM THE DEVIL'S TRACK LAKE NEAR GRAN MARAIS, MINNESOTA, AT 1535 CDT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE WIND ON THE LAKE'S SURFACE WAS COMING FROM THE NORTH-NORTHWEST.  THEY SAID THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF INTO THE WIND AND BEGAN A LEFT TURN OVER TREES ALONG THE LAKE'S SHORE.  THEY SAID THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED DURING THE TURN UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH THE LAKE'S SURFACE.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (-23)AIRMAN DEPARTED DEVILS TRACK LAKE. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF HE INITIATED TURN. THE A/C STALLED AND CRASHED INTO DEVILS TRACK LAKE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI99LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA353), Sep 26, 1999: Luscombe 8A (N65353), Gran Marais, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the downwind turn, stall, mush, due to the pilot's decision to turn and failure to maintain flying speed.

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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