# NTSB ANC81DAA18: Luscombe 8F, N1949B, Hughes, AK, June 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1981
- Place: Hughes, AK · HUGHES, AK
- Location: 66.0452° N, 154.2376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hughes, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.0452&lon=-154.2376&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1471  81/6/23  NR.HUGHES,AK          LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 622
        TIME - 0830                    N1949B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 562 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 70 MI HOGATZA RVR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HUGHES,AK                    HUGHES,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WIND CALM.A/S INDICATOR HAD HAIRLINE CRACK IN GLASS CASE,WATER FD IN INSTRUMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1949B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: 70 Mi Hogatza Rvr

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810623038699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810623038699A), Jun 23, 1981: Luscom 8F, Hughes, AK, Destroyed. Aborted takeoff due to poor acceleration & airspeed defect. Ran off end of roughstrip & overturned.

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.

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