Luscombe 8F N1841B

Summary

On 31 July 2005 at about 01:00 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N1841B was involved in an accident near Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 July 2005 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

42.7033, -87.9589

Aircraft

Luscombe 8F

Registration

N1841B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sturtevant → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA206

Nobody was injured.

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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.