Luscombe 8E N2568K

Summary

On 16 August 1986 at about 17:30 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N2568K was involved in an accident near Fallbrook, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 August 1986 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fallbrook, California, United States

Nearest airport

Fallbrook Communitya/Park (L18)

Coordinates

33.3897, -117.2094

Aircraft

Luscombe 8E

Registration

N2568K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fallbrook → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA325

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN ON RWY 18 AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. THE PLT INDICATED HE LOST CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A ROLLING TAKEOFF AFTER TAXIING INTO POSITION ON THE RWY WITHOUT STOPPING. HE STATED HE NORMALLY STOPPED THE ACFT PRIOR TO APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER, BUT THIS TIME HE DID NOT. THE ACFT FIRST SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THE PLT OVER COMPENSATED AND THE ACFT SWERVED BACK TO THE LEFT AND THEN BACK TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RWY. THE PLT ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.