# Accident 19891012039989A: Luscom 8A, Findlay, OH, October 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1989, 18:23 local time
- Place: Findlay, OH
- Airport: Priebe Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1139° N, 83.6844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Priebe Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1139&lon=-83.6844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45895, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45895-1992-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012039989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. STALLED AND IMPACTED VERTICAL. FOUND CORROSION IN CARB. MAGNETO TIMING INCORRECT

## 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 CHI90DEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEK01), Oct 12, 1989: Luscombe 8A (N45895), Findlay, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FOLLOWING ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN. ADDITIONAL CAUSES WERE A CORRODED FUEL SYSTEM & CARBURETOR, IMPROPER…

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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