# NTSB Accident SEA92LA208
> **LUSCOMBE 8A** · 1992-09-20 · GATES, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA92LA208
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15780
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-09-20
- **Location:** GATES, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.740245, -122.389328
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LUSCOMBE
- **Model:** 8A
- **Registration:** N39039
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TAILWIND AND THE PILOTS VISUAL (MIS)PERCEPTION OF RUNWAY GRADIENT.

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