# Accident 19861101052739A: Luscom 8A, Halfmoon Bay, CA, November 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1986, 15:15 local time
- Place: Halfmoon Bay, CA
- Airport: Half Moon Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4396° N, 122.4097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4396&lon=-122.4097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71745, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71745-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,064 total, 23 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861101052739A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED DURING DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED ON LANDING. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 LAX87LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA031), Nov 1, 1986: Luscombe 8A (N71745), Half Moon Bay, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71745 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910119000719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119000719A), Jan 19, 1991: Luscom 8A (N71745), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing roll.

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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