# Accident 19850728040479A: Luscom 8A, Coventryville, NY, July 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Coventryville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3134° N, 75.5982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coventryville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3134&lon=-75.5982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45564, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45564) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728040479A

## Narrative

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

DISCONTINUED EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN ENGINE REGAINED POWER. UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER TREES. NO ELT IN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC85LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA197), Jul 28, 1985: Luscombe 8A (N45564), Coventryville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N45564 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820619025799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820619025799A), Jun 19, 1982: Luscom 8A (N45564), Laurel, MT, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped over during landing roll due to improper operation of brakes.
- [Accident 19780319003849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319003849A), Mar 19, 1978: Luscom 8E (N45564), Hamilton, MT, Substantial damage. Gusting to 20K. Acft settled in downdraft.

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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