# Incident 19891020055879I: Luscom 8A, San Simon, AZ, October 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1989, 09:15 local time
- Place: San Simon, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2682° N, 109.2302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Simon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2682&lon=-109.2302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45740, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45740) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891020055879I

## Narrative

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

ELECTED TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. LANDED DOWNWIND AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. WINDSOCK NOT VISIBLE.

## Other reports on N45740 (3)

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

- [Incident 19990509034499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509034499I), May 9, 1999: Luscom 8A (N45740), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On 05/09/99, approx. 1532 mountain daylight time, a Luscombe 8A (N45740), operated by its owner, Mr. Arron l. taylor, sustained minor damage when it…
- [Accident 19810628040789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628040789A), Jun 28, 1981: Luscom 8A (N45740), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Ground-looped off runway. Reported airplane encountered whirl-wind.
- [Accident 19740512010439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512010439A), May 12, 1974: Luscom 8A (N45740), Fabens, TX, Substantial damage. Brake linings found contaminated with hvy crust of carbon dust,grease,residue and dirt

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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