# Incident 19810123001359I: Luscom 8A, Modale, IA, January 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Modale, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6182° N, 96.0121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modale, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6182&lon=-96.0121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1590K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123001359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT STRUCK MOUND OF DIRT AFTER LANDING IN CORNFIELD AND NOSED OVER. PILOT MADE LANDING DUE TO SICK PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N1590K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20170906015909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170906015909A), Sep 6, 2017: Luscombe 8A (N1590K), Westminster, TX, Substantial damage. On September 06, 2017, at approximately 1230 local time, a Luscombe 8A, registration number N1590K, was involved in an accident. The PIC lost control of the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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