Luscombe 8F accident near Farmington, Missouri, July 17, 2002
On July 17, 2002 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Luscombe 8F, registered N840B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Farmington, Missouri (Farmington Regional airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The locked brake and the aircraft control not being possible due to the locked brake.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 17, 2002 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Farmington, Missouri · Farmington Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8F · all 8Fs on the register
- Registration
- N840B · registry record · serial 6772
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane nosed over during landing. The pilot stated that during the landing roll he, "heard a double clunking sound [and] felt my upper body go forward [and] the tail wheel lifted." He said that the airplane skidded nose down before ultimately nosing over. The pilot reported that the brake clip that holds the brake disk in place, "came off and lodged in the wheel causing an abrupt [and] harsh drag on [the] right wheel." The pilot listed having 482 hours of experience is the same make and model airplane as the accident airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 600 hours in all; 482 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 600 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 11, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,843.6 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 5, 2002; 2.6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,400 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-90-12F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FAM Farmington MO at 3:15 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 20, 4,221 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,700 ft; clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observation at 2:55 pm from FAM
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N840B the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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