# Accident 19860905044579A: Luscom 8C, Lavonia, GA, September 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1986, 12:56 local time
- Place: Lavonia, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4297° N, 83.1006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4297&lon=-83.1006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39068, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39068-2011-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8C (registry code 8190108, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8C
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905044579A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED AND THE PILOT HAD A HISTORY OF SEIZURES.

## 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 ATL86FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA242), Sep 5, 1986: Luscombe 8C (N39068), Lavonia, GA, destroyed, 1 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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