# Incident 19851201070259I: Luscom 8A, Morgan, UT, December 1, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1985, 13:57 local time
- Place: Morgan, UT
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0417° N, 111.6805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0417&lon=-111.6805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77947, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77947-2013-05-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 526 total, 144 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851201070259I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB MIXTURE WENT TO LEAN. LANDED ON ROAD AND FREED STUCK MIXTURE CONTROL. COLD WEATHER A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N77947 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970222001759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970222001759A), Feb 22, 1997: Luscom 8A (N77947), Morgan, UT, Substantial damage. Mixture control wnet to idle cutoff. Landed on I84. Nosed over. Mixture sheathing seperated blocked mixture control.
- [Accident 19820620023339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620023339A), Jun 20, 1982: Luscom 8A (N77947), Wendover, UT, Substantial damage. Lost control of aircraft on landing rollout. Ground-looped. Blamed control loss on high heeled boots.

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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