# Accident 19890412028689A: Luscom 8A, St Augustine, FL, April 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8897° N, 81.3106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8897&lon=-81.3106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311P) (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 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890412028689A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER GRADUALLY. LANDING ON A ROAD, WING STRUCK TREE. FUEL CONTAMINATION CAUSED POWER LOSS.

## 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 MIA89LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA129), Apr 12, 1989: Luscombe 8A (N311P), St Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE TREE.

## Other reports on N311P (1)

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

- [Incident 19801026086969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801026086969I), Oct 26, 1980: Luscom 8 (N311P), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. After being hand propped, aircraft broke loose and struck parked aircraft.

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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