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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Chippewa Falls, WI · April 15, 2007

Date: April 15, 2007 · 18:30 local
Place: Chippewa Falls, WI
Airport: Rosenbaum Field
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N28428
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07CA101
Reported as: Luscom 8A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 410 total16 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N28428Registered now · Luscombe 8AS/N 1295 · Built 1940 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot stated that the was attempting to hand prop his aircraft. While attempting, the aircraft started and jumped the chokes. The aircraft then went into a field and flipped over cauisng substantial damage. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HAND PROP HIS AIRCRAFT. WHILE ATTEMPTING, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED AND JUMPED THE CHOKES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT INTO A FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER CAUISNG SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI07CA101Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChippewa Falls, WIThe pilot intentionally leaving the airplane unoccupied during the engine start, which resulted in the unoccupied airplane traversing into a cornfield. A factor was the rough/uneven cornfield.Apr 15, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N28428 · 1

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

Accident 19850518017981ATakeoff Ground Roll · Columbiana, ALUnseen ultralight landed on top of the departing luscomb. Pilot misunderstood groundmans signal to clear runway.May 18, 1985 · Substantial damage