# Incident 19890904065379I: Luscom 8B, Kent, WA, September 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1989, 10:43 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3809° N, 122.2348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kent, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3809&lon=-122.2348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28551, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28551-2002-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8B (registry code 8190106, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8B
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 20 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904065379I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MISFIRING INFLIGHT. ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. SUSPECT CARBURATOR ICE.

## Other reports on N28551 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750331007159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750331007159A), Mar 31, 1975: Luscom 8B (N28551), The Dalles, OR, Substantial damage. Lnd in park,overshot. Swerved to avoid stone wall

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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