# Accident 20180726018239A: Luscombe 8F, Lawrenceville, VA, July 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2018, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7728° N, 77.7939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7728&lon=-77.7939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1489B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1489B-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 172 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA448) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180726018239A

## Narrative

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

A/C LANDED RUNWAY 36, PILOT LOST CONTROL, VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND FLIPPED OVER. PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURY TO HAND.

## 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 GAA18CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA448), Jul 26, 2018: Luscombe 8 (N1489B), Lawrenceville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.

## Other reports on N1489B (1)

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

- [Accident 19750719019569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750719019569A), Jul 19, 1975: Luscom 8F (N1489B), Bremerton, WA, Substantial damage. Student plt not authorized for solo. Took acft on night solo.

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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