# Accident 19880521015769A: Luscom 8A, Geneva, FL, May 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1988, 13:45 local time
- Place: Geneva, FL
- Airport: Sutherland Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7309° N, 81.1094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7309&lon=-81.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45980, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45980-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (registry code 8190120, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 694 total, 9 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880521015769A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. HIT A TREE AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. BLAMED TURBULENCE BUT WIND WAS LIGHT.

## 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 MIA88LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA174), May 21, 1988: Luscombe 8A (N45980), Geneva, FL, 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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