# NTSB MKC88LA034: Luscombe 8-A, N71288, Chillicothe, MO, December 26, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 26, 1987, 15:18 local (21:18 UTC)
- Place: Chillicothe, MO
- Coordinates: 39.789745, -93.549095 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7897&lon=-93.5491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC88LA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34529/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA034

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,normal brake system - frozen (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload
  - landing gear,main gear - failure,total

## Analysis

DURING A LDG ATTEMPT, ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AND SWERVED ABRUPTLY. LOSS OF CONTROL WAS EXPERIENCED BY PIC, AND ACFT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN ON THE RUNWAY. PIC STATED THE BRAKES MAY HAVE BEEN FROZEN, AS HE HAD TAXIED THRU STANDING WATER DURING DEPARTURE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71288](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71288), registered now, S/N 2715 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8-A
- 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
- Serial number: 4127868
- Airframe hours: 2226
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kent Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 23, 1987
- Departed: TRX, TRENTON, MO
- Airport: CHT, Chillicothe, runway 14, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 6,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 6,000 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 32 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19871226071959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871226071959A), Dec 26, 1987: Luscom 8A, Chillicothe, MO, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing. Cause beleived to be a frozen brake. Moisture on brakes had frozen.

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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