# Accident 19850813038459A: Luscom 8E, Carthage, NY, August 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1985, 12:50 local time
- Place: Carthage, NY
- Airport: Carthage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9790° N, 75.5995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9790&lon=-75.5995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2661K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2661K) (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: 1,453 total, 278 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850813038459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH, QUIT ON FINAL.  HIT BRUSH,THEN GROUND IN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. TOO BADLY DAMAGED TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

## 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 NYC85LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA209), Aug 13, 1985: Luscombe 8E (N2661K), Carthage, NY, 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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