# Accident 19850130001379A: Luscom 8A, Silver Lake, ME, January 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Silver Lake, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1907B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1907B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 50 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850130001379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON SKIS WOULD NOT CLIMB AFTER LIFT OFF. DURING TURN TO AVOID TREES AIRCRAFT STALLED INTO GROUND.

## 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 NYC85LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA058), Jan 30, 1985: Luscombe 8A (N1907B), Silver Lake, ME, 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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