# Accident 20161015021869A: Luscombe 8E, Wilmington, OH, October 15, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2016, 09:15 local time
- Place: Wilmington, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5031° N, 83.8631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5031&lon=-83.8631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1750K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1750K-2017-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161015021869A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 15, 2016 AT 0915 EDT, A LUCCOMBE 8E, N1750K, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD A HARD LANDING AND GROUND LOOP WHILE LANDING AT CLINTON COUNTY AIRPORT, OHIO (I66) WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT I66 AT 0825 EDT ON OCTOBER 15, 2016.

## 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 GAA17CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA038), Oct 15, 2016: Luscombe 8 (N1750K), Wilmington, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N1750K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970610019999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970610019999A), Jun 10, 1997: Luscom 8E (N1750K), Charlottesville, VA, Substantial damage. Student CFI misused brakes on landing roll. Ground looped. Broke off wheel. No brakes on CFI right side.

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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