# Accident 20040612012389A: Luscom 8E, Joliet, IL, June 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2004, 14:44 local time
- Place: Joliet, IL
- Airport: Joilet Park District Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5178° N, 88.1756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5178&lon=-88.1756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1970K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1970K) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,125 total, 850 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040612012389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON RUNWAY 22 WHEN PILOT TRIED TO TAKEOFF ON TURF RUNWAY THAT WAS SATURATED WITH WATER. WHEN AIRCRAFT APPROACHED LIFT OFF SPEED, IT HIT WATER AND FLIPPED OVER. PILOT SUFFERED MINOR HEAD INJURY AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. AIRPORT MANAGER SAID THAT PILOT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION WHEN BEING TREATED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON SCENE.

## 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 CHI04CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA153), Jun 12, 2004: Luscombe 8E (N1970K), Joliet, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff and the subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control during the encounter with the standing water. Contributing factors were the standing…

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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