# NTSB CHI05CA206: Luscombe 8F, N1841B, Sturtevant, WI, July 31, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 30, 2005, 20:00 local (Jul 31, 2005, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Sturtevant, WI
- Coordinates: 42.703334, -87.958885
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7033&lon=-87.9589&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Milwaukee, WI, FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA206
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62250/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA206

## Probable cause

The pilot not obtaining/maintaining airplane control during the aborted takeoff.  A factor was the berm.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - berm (contributing factor)
  - lift-off - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The tailwheel airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during an aborted takeoff.  The pilot's accident report stated, "On the accident take off, the airplane approached flying speed and hit a bump on the runway which caused the airplane to suddenly veer to the left.  Another bump cause the airplane to become airborne before a positive rate of climb could occur.  The airplane was going to hit a berm so I closed the throttle and did what I could to minimize the impact and damage."

## Factual narrative

On July 30, 2005, about 2000 central daylight time, a Luscombe 8F, N1841B, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during an aborted takeoff from the Sylvania Airport, near Sturtevant, Wisconsin.  The personal flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  No flight plan was on file.  The pilot reported no injuries.  The local flight was originating at the time of the accident.

The pilot's accident report stated:

I was flying the airplane in the pattern on a grass runway.  On the

accident take off, the airplane approached flying speed and hit a

bump on the runway which caused the airplane to suddenly veer to

the left.  Another bump cause the airplane to become airborne

before a positive rate of climb could occur.  The airplane was

going to hit a berm so I closed the throttle and did what I could to

minimize the impact and damage.

At 1953, the reported weather at the Kenosha Regional Airport, near Kenosha, Wisconsin, was: Wind 140 degrees at 5 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition clear; temperature 23 degrees C; dew point 18 degrees C; altimeter 30.19 inches of mercury.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1841B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1841B-2018-01-03), registration cancelled 2018-01-03, S/N 6268, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Luscombe 8F
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6268
- Airframe hours: 2311
- Engines: Continental C-90 90 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Albert, William, Christopher Dyer
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2005, 1 hours before
- Departed: C89, Sturtevant, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 3,516 total, 250 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.19 inHg
- Observed at: ENW

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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