# Accident 19891020041999A: Luscom 8C, Casa Grande, AZ, October 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Casa Grande Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9549° N, 111.7668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CASA GRANDE MUNI (CGZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9549&lon=-111.7668&mi=10
- Aircraft: NR851 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8C
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891020041999A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND IN CROSSWIND THAT EXCEEDED CROSSWIND COMPONENT. LOST CONTROL ON FINAL APPROACH AND CRASHED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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