# Accident 19850608023419A: Luscom 8E, Albuquerque, NM, June 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1985, 07:45 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Alameda
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2669K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2669K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 300 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850608023419A

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR FOLDED BACK DURING WHEEL LANDING. CLEVIS BOLT WHICH ATTACHES JACK STRUT TO MAIN STRUT FAILED.

## 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 DEN85LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA157), Jun 8, 1985: Luscombe 8E (N2669K), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2669K (1)

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

- [Accident 20240223001269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240223001269A), Feb 23, 2024: Luscombe 8E (N2669K), Truth Or Conseq, NM, Substantial damage. On February 23, 2024, at 0845 MST, a Luscombe 8E, silvaire deluxe, performed a ground loop during its landing roll while attempting a touch and go at Truth Or…

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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