# Accident 20110723016659A: Luscombe 8A, Poplar Grove, IL, July 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Poplar Grove, IL
- Airport: Poplar Grove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3228° N, 88.8364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3228&lon=-88.8364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2844K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2844K-2013-02-21) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA547) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110723016659A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT WAS THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY.  FIRST FLIGHT WAS A RIDE FOR WIFE'S UNCLE.  PILOT UTILIZED FULL LENGTH OF RUNWAY 27 (2709 FEET).  ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS A RIDE FOR THE PILOT'S UNCLE.  PILOT USED RUNWAY 30, BUT MADE AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF WITH 1550 FEET AVAILABLE.  AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT.   PILOT WAS WORRIED ABOUT CLEARING WIRES AND TURNED RIGHT TO THE EAST.  AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE AIRPORT.   PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD REFUELED THE AIRPLANE AND TOTAL FUEL ON BOARD WAS 10-12 GALLONS.

## 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 CEN11CA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA547), Jul 23, 2011: Luscombe 8 (N2844K), Poplar Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to not use all available runway length and his failure to abort the 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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