# Accident 19880828035339A: Luscom 8B, Painton, MO, August 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1988, 14:35 local time
- Place: Painton, MO
- Airport: Eaa Chapter 453 Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0823° N, 89.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Painton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0823&lon=-89.7948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1404K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1404K-2013-08-06) (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 8B
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 220 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88DCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880828035339A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK 46 FOOT HIGH POWER LINE 600 FEET FROM RUNWAY ON LANDING.

## 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 MKC88DCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCA03), Aug 28, 1988: Luscombe 8A (N1404K), Painton, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT DID NOT MAINTIAN THE PROPER DECENT RATE ON THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT.

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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