# Accident 19830219005969A: Luscom 8A, Jackson, MS, February 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1983, 19:11 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Allen C. Thompson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3236° N, 90.0847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3236&lon=-90.0847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2975K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2975K-1992-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 439 total, 286 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830219005969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE FIELD BECAUSE UNOPERABLE RUNWAY LIGHTS. ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON FINAL.

## 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 ATL83LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA111), Feb 20, 1983: Luscombe 8A (N2975K), Jackson, MS, substantial damage

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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