# Accident 19860819044359A: Luscom STC8LUSCOM, Pelican, AK, August 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pelican, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.9507° N, 136.1090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.9507&lon=-136.1090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45830, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45830-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM STC8LUSCOM
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 191 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860819044359A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND STRUCK HIGH TERRAIN. SUSPECT ENGINE FAILURE DISTRACTED PILOT WHO HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

## 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 SEA86FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA213), Aug 19, 1986: Luscombe 8A (N45830), Pelican, AK, 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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