# Accident 20190420003129A: Luscombe 8F, Bremen, AL, April 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2019, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bremen, AL
- Airport: Unnamed Private Airport Bremen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9836° N, 87.0594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9836&lon=-87.0594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1866B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1866B) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190420003129A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED BEYOND THE RUNWAY DEPARTURE THRESHOLD, SKIDDED ACROSS A PAVED ROAD, BROKE THROUGH A FENCE AND OVERTURNED IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, LIFT STRUTS, EMPENNAGE, LANDING GEAR, ENGINE AND PROPELLER.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SOD RUNWAY WAS SOFTER THAN HE HAD ANTICIPATED PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE ATTEMPT.

## 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 GAA19CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA224), Apr 20, 2019: Luscombe 8 (N1866B), Bremen, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun, impact with a fence, and a nose-over.

## Other reports on N1866B (1)

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

- [Incident 19971101038259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971101038259I), Nov 1, 1997: Luscom 8F (N1866B), Laurel, MT, Minor damage. Narrative: the PIC attempted a landing on runway 22 with the winds variable at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots. Upon touchdown, the aircraft ground looped and…

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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