# Incident 19830806044009I: Luscom 8A, Loveland, CO, August 6, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Airport: Ft Collins-Lovela
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3978° N, 105.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loveland, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3978&lon=-105.0750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25342, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25342-2024-09-21) (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: 400 total, 25 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/19830806044009I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING ON TAXIWAY PARALLEL TO RUNWAY. AIRPORT MANAGER APPROVED. MAIN RUNWAY CLOSED.

## Other reports on N25342 (3)

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

- [Accident 20230220001209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230220001209A), Feb 20, 2023: Luscombe 8A (N25342), Guthrie, OK, Substantial damage. On February 20, 2023 at approximately 1100 hours CST, a 1940 Luscombe 8A tail dragger [privacy data omitted] was on a student pilot solo flight and landed on…
- [Accident 20081003851129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081003851129A), Oct 3, 2008: Luscom 8A (N25342), Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 3rd 2008, at 10:45, N25342, a Luscom 8A, ground looped while performing touch and goes at Greeley Weld county airport (gxy), Colorado. The…
- [Accident 20030821021749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030821021749A), Aug 21, 2003: Luscom 8A (N25342), Macon, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was approaching Macon, MO (K89) from the west as thunderstorms were forming in the vicinity. The airplane touched down on runway 20 with all…

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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