# Accident 19821212068339A: Luscom 8A, New Orleans, LA, December 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1982, 12:50 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0194° N, 90.0196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0194&lon=-90.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1026K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1026K-2009-12-15) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,525 total, 1,225 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212068339A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON A GUSTY CROSSWIND WHEEL LANDING. USED BRAKE TO CORRECT A SWERVE. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW83LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA056), Dec 12, 1982: Luscombe 8A (N1026K), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1026K (1)

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

- [Accident 20060719021729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060719021729A), Jul 19, 2006: Luscom 8A (N1026K), Marine City, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft made a forced landing in a vacant field approximately 2 miles south of the Marine City Airport (76G). Immediately after takeoff, on runway…

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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