# Accident 20080603839379A: Luscom 8A, Indiantown, FL, June 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2008, 12:42 local time
- Place: Indiantown, FL
- Airport: Indiantown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0375° N, 80.4411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0375&lon=-80.4411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37012, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37012-2008-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080603839379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT SET FOR DEPARTURE FROM INDIANTOWN AIRPORT (X58).  PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PIC AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  AIRCRAFT HAD NORMAL ROLLOUT, AFTER ROTATION APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT.  CFI BENT ATTEMPTED RUDDER CORRECTION, PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FEELING AIRCRAFT YAWED ALSO ATTEMPTED CORRECTION.  RUDDER CABLE SNAPPED CREATING HARD OVER TO THE RIGHT PUTTING THE AIRCRAFT PERPINDICULAR TO THE CENTER LINE.  LEFT HAND WING TIP DIPPED MAKING CONTACT WITH GROUND, NOSE OVER FOLLOWED, AIRCRAFT NOSE HIT THE GROUND.  LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM FUSELAGE, LEFT HAND WING CURLED LAST FOUR (4) FEET.  THE WING ROOT BUCKLED.  THE PROPELLER CURLED ON BOTH BLADES.  THE TOP PORTION OF THE GLASS ON THE PILOTS DOOR BROKE.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE WAS NOW TWISTED.  NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO EITHER THE PILOT OR THE CFI.

## 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 NYC08CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA205), Jun 3, 2008: Luscombe 8A (N37012), Indiantown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadequate annual inspection that failed to detect a damaged rudder cable which resulted in the cable's subsequent failure during takeoff.

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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