# Accident 19880819034229A: Luscom 8E, Dillingham, AK, August 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1988, 16:34 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8197° N, 157.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8197&lon=-157.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2542K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2542K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 401 total, 307 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034229A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING DESCENT TO AIRPORT. ENGINE QUIT, LANDED ON TUNDRA AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC88LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA113), Aug 20, 1988: Luscombe 8E (N2542K), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2542K (3)

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

- [Accident 20140302003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140302003949A), Mar 2, 2014: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (N2542K), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Based on available information (airman has not provided any information pertaining to accident) Pilot operated a Luscombe L8, N2542K, on March 2, 2014 from…
- [Accident 19930805027729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930805027729A), Aug 5, 1993: Luscom 8E (N2542K), Picnic Beach, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a Beach. Wheels sank into sand. Aircraft nosed over.
- [Incident 19820523031209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820523031209I), May 23, 1982: Luscom 8E (N2542K), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Wheel and brake assembly broke up on landing roll when wheel locked. Collapsed right main gear.

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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