# Accident 20100801047039A: Luscombe 8C, Zelienople, PA, August 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Zelienople, PA
- Airport: Zelienople Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8019° N, 80.1608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8019&lon=-80.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4113M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 230 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100801047039A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAKE OFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. INERTIA CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE CAUSING THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA10CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA397), Aug 1, 2010: Luscombe 8C (N4113M), Zelienople, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while taking off with a gusting wind.

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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