# NTSB Accident GAA16CA248
> **LUSCOMBE 8** · 2016-05-19 · BLUE BELL, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA248
- **Event ID:** 20160519X65409
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-05-19
- **Location:** BLUE BELL, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.13861, -75.26361
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LUSCOMBE
- **Model:** 8
- **Registration:** N62925
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in runway excursion, and collision with a ditch.

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