# Accident 19850826041219A: Luscom 8C, Ocala, FL, August 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1985, 16:20 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Grey Stone
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2781° N, 82.1214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2781&lon=-82.1214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47BM-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850826041219A

## Narrative

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

SPUN IN DURING STEEP TURN AFTER TAKEOFF.  PILOT MADE STEEP, UNCOORDINATED TURNS BEFORE, ACCORDING TO ANOTHER PILOT.

## 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 MIA85FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA239), Aug 26, 1985: Silvaire Luscombe 8E (N47BM), Ocala, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N47BM (1)

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

- [Accident 19800107000329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800107000329A), Jan 7, 1980: Luscom 8E (N47BM), Hialeah, FL, Substantial damage. Engine ran rough. Tried to land on a dirt road. Airplane hit trash pile on roll-out. Contaminated fuel.

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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