# Accident 19860815042929A: Luscom 8A, Nantucket, MA, August 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Airport: Nantucket Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2533° N, 70.0605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NANTUCKET MEML (ACK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2533&lon=-70.0605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1515B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1515B-1993-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A651
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 18 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860815042929A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ON A BEACH AND NOSED OVER. ENGINE RAN NORMAL ON POST ACCIDENT CHECK.

## 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 NYC86LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA210), Aug 15, 1986: Luscombe 8A (N1515B), Nantucket, MA, 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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