Luscombe 8 N2844K

Summary

On 23 July 2011 at about 19:20 local time, a Luscombe 8 registered N2844K was involved in an accident near Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 July 2011 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Poplar Grove Airport (C77)

Coordinates

42.3228, -88.8364

Aircraft

Luscombe 8

Registration

N2844K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Poplar Grove → Poplar Grove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA547

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's decision to not use all available runway length and his failure to abort the takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was attempting to perform a midfield takeoff with approximately 1,800 feet of runway remaining. During the departure, the airplane was unable to clear the trees at the departure end of the runway so the pilot executed a right turn to the north. As he made the turn, he realized that there were power lines so he performed an off-airport landing sustaining substantial damage to the left wing and the left side of the fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation and said the accident could have been prevented if he had used the entire runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.