# Accident 19890128001409A: Luscom 8F, Lake Elsinore, CA, January 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1989, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
- Airport: Skylark Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6330° N, 117.3016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLARK (CA89), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6330&lon=-117.3016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3550G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3550G-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F (registry code 8190130, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890128001409A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RERIGGED UNAUTHORIZED AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM. LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND SPUN IN.

## 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 LAX89FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA099), Jan 29, 1989: Silvaire 8F (N3550G), Lake Elsinore, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO IMPROPER AND/OR UNAPPROVED MODIFICATIONS TO THE AIRCRAFT'S AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM BY THE PILOT/OWNER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT/OWNER'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS…

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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