# Accident 20000708004559A: Luscom 8A, Westminster, MD, July 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2000, 13:07 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Airport: Clearview Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5708° N, 76.9992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5708&lon=-76.9992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1155B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1155B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708004559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 31. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RIGHT SIDE OF AT APPROX. 475 FT. TRAVELED IN GRASS APPROX. 200 FT. RUNWAY AT A APPROX. 45 DEGREE, TRAVEL APPROX. 225 FT. WITH THE RT. WING STRIKING THE CORNER OF "T" HANGER, AIRCRAFT SPIN AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRIKE THE "T" HANGER DOOR.  THE AIRCRAFT HAS APPROX. 3.5 FT FOT THE RT. WING CRUSHED BACK THROUGH THE SPAR, THE LEFT TIP HAS MINOR DMAAGE TO THE FUSELUGE IS BUCKLED AFT OF THE LAST CABIN FRAME.

## 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 NYC00LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA192), Jul 8, 2000: Luscombe 8A (N1155B), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the delayed corrective action by the flight instructor. Factors were the failure of the private pilot to maintain directional control, his failure to use the brakes, and the lack of brakes on the…

## Other reports on N1155B (1)

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

- [Incident 19970918032729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970918032729I), Sep 18, 1997: Luscom 8E (N1155B), Westminster, MD, Minor damage. Narrative: incident was not reported. Noticed during routine surveillance. Right main gear broken, right wing damaged. Owner stated in letter that left brake…

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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