# Accident 19900520016609A: Luscom 8A, Strawberry, CA, May 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1990, 08:30 local time
- Place: Strawberry, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1910° N, 120.0108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1910&lon=-120.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71653, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71653-1990-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT STCA75
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 562 total, 510 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900520016609A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA181), May 20, 1990: Luscombe 8A (N71653), Strawberry, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT IN A CONFINED MOUNTAIN PASS AREA WHICH WAS IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; AND THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A COURSE…

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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