# NTSB MIA70F0151: Luscombe 8A, N2099K, Sarasota, FL, August 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1969
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0151
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0151

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3588  69/8/17    SARASOTA,FLA        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 0725                    N2099K              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA-BRADENTN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARASOTA,FLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L GR CABLE END CAME LOOSE,WEDGED BETWEEN PULLEY AND GR STRUCTURE,PREVENTED BRAKE RELEASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2099K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2099K-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 4826, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradentn

## Other investigations on N2099K (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 NYC08LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA021), Oct 26, 2007: Luscombe 8A (N2099K), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue fracture of the tail wheel spring during takeoff.

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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