# Incident 19850414026099I: Luscom 8A, Alton, IL, April 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1985, 15:06 local time
- Place: Alton, IL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9039° N, 90.1512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9039&lon=-90.1512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2229B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2229B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414026099I

## Narrative

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

CIRCLED WAITING FOR WEATHER TO IMPROVE UNTIL NEAR FUEL EXHAUSTION. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON DRAG STRIP. NO DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N2229B (1)

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

- [Accident 19900906038509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900906038509A), Sep 6, 1990: Luscom 8A (N2229B), Lebanon, IL, Substantial damage. High and fast applied power to go around. Engine quit. Nosed over. Carb heat jammed in off.

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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