# Accident 19860119000789A: Luscom 8A, Sloan, NV, January 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1986, 12:18 local time
- Place: Sloan, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1599° N, 115.4291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1599&lon=-115.4291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41926, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41926-2014-07-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 294 total, 77 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860119000789A

## Narrative

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

COMPLETED LOOP AT LOW ALTITUDE AND STARTED ANOTHER MANEUVER. IMPACTED GROUND BEFORE RECOVERY WAS COMPLETE.

## 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 SEA86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA043), Jan 19, 1986: Luscombe 8A (N41926), Sloan, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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