# Accident 19880603061329A: Luscom 8E, Grantsville, UT, June 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1988, 11:20 local time
- Place: Grantsville, UT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6702° N, 112.7604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6702&lon=-112.7604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71646 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,876 total, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880603061329A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM A UNIMPROIVED STRIP. LOST LIFT OUT OF GROUND EFFECT TURNED TO AVOID TERRAIN CAUGHT A WING AND CRASHED

## 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 DEN88FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA120), Jun 3, 1988: Luscombe 8E (N71646), Grantsville, UT, 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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