# Accident 19880622022699A: Luscom 8A, Asheville, NC, June 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1988, 18:40 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3907° N, 82.6395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3907&lon=-82.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1144B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1144B-1988-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880622022699A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A 37 FT AGL POWERLINE. CRASHED AND BURNED. WAS FLYING OVER A FIELD IN A GAP BETWEEN TREE COVERED HILLS.

## 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 ATL88FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA199), Jun 22, 1988: Luscombe 8A (N1144B), Horse Shoe, NC, 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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