# Accident 19850624027389A: Luscom 8A, San Jose, CA, June 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3008° N, 122.0006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3008&lon=-122.0006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39087, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39087) (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: 1,617 total, 284 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850624027389A

## Narrative

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

AFTER 3 POINT LANDING POWER WAS ADDED AND AIRCRAFT VEERED. OVERCORRECTED AND GROUND LOOPED. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 LAX85LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA290), Jun 24, 1985: Luscombe 8A (N39087), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39087 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920918037579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920918037579A), Sep 18, 1992: Luscom 8A (N39087), Columbia, CA, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing rollout. No brakes on right side and slow speed made it impossible for CFI to correct.

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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