# Accident 20230430018379A: Luscombe 8F, Ferris, TX, April 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2023, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ferris, TX
- Airport: Pumpkin Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4780° N, 96.6854° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4780&lon=-96.6854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1113B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1113B) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230430018379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES WHEN SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION PILOT LOST RUDDER CONTROL AT ABOUT 50 FEET AGL.

PILOT INIATIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO WINGS, LANDING GEAR AND AIRCRAFT FRAME.

## 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 CEN23LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA170), Apr 30, 2023: Luscombe 8F (N1113B), Palmer, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The installation of an unapproved rudder control cable, which resulted in a fatigue failure and subsequent loss of rudder control during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s…

## Other reports on N1113B (1)

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

- [Accident 19900526017449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526017449A), May 26, 1990: Luscom 8F (N1113B), Morgan, UT, Substantial damage. Practicing touch and go landings. During taxi from last landing, taxied too fast and applied too much brake.

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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