# Accident 19860331011069A: Luscom T8F, Watkins, CO, March 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1986, 12:45 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Aurora
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7506° N, 104.5996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7506&lon=-104.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1593B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1593B-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe T-8F (registry code 8190116, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-t-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM T8F
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,560 total, 4 in this make and model, 241 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860331011069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE PRACTICING MANEUVERS. HARD DOWNWIND LANDING ON ROLLING TERRAIN. SUSPECT FUEL PROBLEM.

## 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 DEN86LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA108), Mar 31, 1986: Luscombe T-8F (N1593B), Watkins, CO, destroyed

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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