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Date
October 20, 1989 · 13:00 local
Place
Casa Grande, AZ
Airport
Casa Grande Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NR851
Reported as
Luscom 8C
Reported engine
Continental A658
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,450 total1,200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Tried to land in crosswind that exceeded crosswind component. Lost control on final approach and crashed.
As the FAA filed it
TRIED TO LAND IN CROSSWIND THAT EXCEEDED CROSSWIND COMPONENT. LOST CONTROL ON FINAL APPROACH AND CRASHED.