# NTSB FTW79DPJ05: Luscombe 8A, N2248K, Cache, OK, February 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1979
- Place: Cache, OK · CACHE, OK
- Location: 34.6276° N, 98.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cache, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6276&lon=-98.6195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0260  79/2/11    CACHE,OK            LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2310
        TIME - 1300                    N2248K              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSCHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CACHE,OK                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- FAILED TO REMOVE FROST FROM WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2248K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2248K-1992-06-12), registration cancelled 1992-06-12, S/N 4975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Auscher

## 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 19790211004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211004569A), Feb 11, 1979: Luscom 8A, Cache, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to lift off with frost on the wings. Aborted too late and ran off the end of the runway.

## Other investigations on N2248K (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 MKC82FCQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCQ09), May 9, 1982: Luscombe 8A (N2248K), Fredonia, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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