# Accident 20150718011219A: Luscombe 8A, Oxford, IA, July 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2015, 20:33 local time
- Place: Oxford, IA
- Airport: Greencastle
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7583° N, 91.7211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7583&lon=-91.7211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45508, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45508-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 118 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150718011219A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 18, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:10 PM LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 15 AT GREEN CASTLE AIRPORT (IA24). TAKEOFF ROLL STARTED ON THE TURF PART OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND SETTLED BACK DOWN ON THE ASPHALT PART OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT TURNED SHARP LEFT. THE TAIL WHEEL DEPARTED THE WHEEL RIM OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SMALL CREEK THAT PARALLELS THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED LANDING INVERTED. THE CEDAR RAPIDS WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THE TEMP WAS 28C DEWPOINT 26C WIND 250 AT 04.

## 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 GAA15CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA193), Jul 19, 2015: Luscombe 8A (N45508), Oxford, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff based on the runway and density altitude conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

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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