# Accident 20000416006799A: Luscom 8C, Galveston, TX, April 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2795° N, 94.8304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2795&lon=-94.8304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25270, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25270-2026-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8C (registry code 8190108, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8C
- Reported engine: CONT C75*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000416006799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT NEGLECTED TO REMOVE THE PREVIOUSLY ATTACHED CO-PILOT'S SEATBELT FROM SECURING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. IT WAS WHEN THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE IT WAS DISCOVERED AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY NOSE HIGH AND SOMEWHAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT AILERON, TAIL WHEEL, FIREWALL, ENGINE, PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, FUSELAGE AND BOTH MAIN GEAR/STRUTS WERE DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUED THAT CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT. THE ONE OCCUPANT/PILOT WAS UNINJURED. (.4)THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF IN THE TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE WITH THE CO-PILOT'S SEATBELT WRAPPED AROUND THE CO-PILOT'S FLIGHT CONTROL.  AFTER THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, THE PILOT REDUCED THE ENGINE POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE TAIL WHEEL AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FIRST.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN.

## 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 FTW00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA124), Apr 16, 2000: Luscombe 8C (N25270), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in the pilot attempting to takeoff with the elevator and ailerons locked by the passenger side seatbelt.

## Other reports on N25270 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020715019579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020715019579I), Jul 15, 2002: Luscom 8C (N25270), Bristol-Johnson, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Lost power on short final to runway 23 at tri-cities airport, landed in a field 1/2 miles northeast of the airport. No injuries and damage minor.…

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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