# Accident 19860329010979A: Luscom 8A, Houston, TX, March 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1986, 09:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Weiser
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7599° N, 95.3705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7599&lon=-95.3705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71611 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,290 total, 20 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860329010979A

## Narrative

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

INTENTIONALLY WENT OFF RUNWAY SIDE TO AVOID AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF ON INTERSECTING RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED, HIT A DITCH.

## 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 FTW86LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA052), Mar 29, 1986: Luscombe 8A (N71611), Houston, TX, 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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