# Accident 20191204021709A: Luscombe 8A, Baldwin City, KS, December 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2019, 16:55 local time
- Place: Baldwin City, KS
- Airport: Vinland Valley Aerodrome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8361° N, 95.1819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8361&lon=-95.1819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45606, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45606-2022-05-09) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 717 total, 335 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191204021709A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE COMPLETING A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW IN HIS PERSONAL AIRCRAFT. DURING THEIR LAST TAKEOFF FOR THE REVIEW, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, THE CREW DID NOT TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE SOFT SOD ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. NEITHER THE PILOT OR INSTRUCTOR WAS INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN20LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA029), Dec 4, 2019: Luscombe 8A (N45606), Baldwin City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

## Other reports on N45606 (1)

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

- [Accident 19901006044439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901006044439A), Oct 6, 1990: Luscom 8A (N45606), Ashland, KS, Substantial damage. Pulled up into steep climb on liftoff. Stalled and impacted runway.

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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