# Incident 19810711044929I: Luscom 8E, Beckworth, CA, July 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Beckworth, CA
- Airport: Beckworth
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8439° N, 120.4140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beckwourth, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8439&lon=-120.4140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1690K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1690K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 32 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810711044929I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE LOST POWER. OVERSHOT LANDING RAN OFF RUNWAY GEAR FAILED. NO ENGINE PROBLEMS, POSSIBLY FUEL ICING.

## Other reports on N1690K (1)

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

- [Accident 19861018051619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861018051619A), Oct 18, 1986: Luscom 8E (N1690K), Macon, MO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during a crosswind landing. Aircraft departed the runway side into vegetation in a hollow.

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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