19900520016609A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Strawberry, CA · May 20, 1990

Date
May 20, 1990 · 08:30 local
Place
Strawberry, CA
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N71653
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90FA181
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental STCA75
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
562 total510 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control trying to turn around in a narrow canyon due to low clouds. Flight of 3. Two turned back. Landed safe.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO TURN AROUND IN A NARROW CANYON DUE TO LOW CLOUDS. FLIGHT OF 3. TWO TURNED BACK. LANDED SAFE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.