FTW90LA113
1990-06-03 · FORT WORTH, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport AFW
Current FAA registration · N1615B
- Make / Model
- LUSCOMBE 11A
- Year of manufacture
- 1948 · 42 years old at event
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES (205 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 4 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19551015
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A0F86E
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
LOSS OF CONTROL ON THE GROUND, DUE TO A LOCKED LEFT BRAKE, UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Factual narrative
THE PILOT WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AS HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THIS LANDING, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT WITH NO LEFT BRAKE INPUT. DESPITE FULL RIGHT BRAKE APPLICATION, THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, INTO THE GRASS, AND NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT AND A FIREMAN FOUND THE LEFT WHEEL LOCKED. LATER AN FAA INSPECTOR WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL OR BRAKE AND THE WHEEL TURNED FREE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1990_FTW90LA113.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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