# Accident 20110626014419A: Luscombe 8A, Gustavus Townsh, OH, June 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2011, 14:55 local time
- Place: Gustavus Townsh, OH
- Airport: Miller And Sons (Private Airfi
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4392° N, 80.6919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4392&lon=-80.6919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71687, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71687-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 480 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA420) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110626014419A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTENDING A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE PRIVATE AIRFIELD AND HE HAD FLOWN EARLIER IN THE DAY AND DID TWO ROUND TRIP FLIGHT FROM THE PRIVATE AIRFIELD TO 4G1 AND BACK.  THE LAST FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST ONE WITH A PASSENGER, ALL OTHER FLIGHT WERE SOLO.  THE PILOT STATED ON THE LAST FLIGHT HE REMEMBERS TAKING OFF, STATING IT WAS A NORMAL TAKE OFF AND HE DID NOT RECALL ANY CONTROL PROBLEMS OR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT REMEMBERS TAKING OFF AND THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS WAS BEING LOADED IN TO THE AMBULANCE.

## 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 CEN11FA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA420), Jun 26, 2011: Luscombe 8A (N71687), Farmdale, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to initiate an aerobatic maneuver at an altitude that did not allow for full recovery of the airplane before ground impact.

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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