# Accident 19850530021209A: Luscom 8A, Harrison, NE, May 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Harrison, NE
- Airport: Harrison Skyranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6805° N, 103.8793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6805&lon=-103.8793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71407, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71407) (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 A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850530021209A

## Narrative

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

STALLED INTO PASTURE DURING ATTEMPTED GO AROUND IN SEVERE WIND CONDITION. WIND EXCEEDED AIRCRAFTS CONTROLABILITY.

## 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 MKC85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA117), May 30, 1985: Luscombe 8A (N71407), Harrison, NE, 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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