# Incident 19851018062589I: Luscom 8A, Mesa, AZ, October 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71413, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71413) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851018062589I

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR AND RUDDER CONTROLS JAMMED ON TAKEOFF. LANDED CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING. KNIFE IN CONTROLS UNDER FLOOR.

## Other reports on N71413 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770519011779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519011779A), May 19, 1977: Luscom 8A (N71413), Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. Gusts 15K

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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