# Accident 19881126052239A: Luscom 8E, Port Lavaca, TX, November 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1988, 23:35 local time
- Place: Port Lavaca, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6092° N, 96.6193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6092&lon=-96.6193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2301K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2301K-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881126052239A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO ROOF OF A HOUSE AT NIGHT IN NEAR ZERO IMC. COMBINATION OF WEATHER AND DRUGS IN PILOTS SYSTEM FACTORS.

## 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 FTW89FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA025), Nov 27, 1988: Luscombe 8E (N2301K), Port Lavaca, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N2301K (1)

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

- [Incident 19790721021049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721021049I), Jul 21, 1979: Luscom 8E (N2301K), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on touchdown. Gear support wire broke at weld.

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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