# Accident 19900712025429A: Luscom 8A, Logan, UT, July 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1990, 17:15 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Airport: Logan-Cache Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7205° N, 111.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7205&lon=-111.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45537, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45537-2018-01-24) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900712025429A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON FERRY FLIGHT FOR OWNER. BEGAN A GROUND LOOP HIT BRAKES AND NOSED OVER. HAD LIMITED TIME IN TYPE.

## 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 DEN90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA162), Jul 12, 1990: Luscombe 8A (N45537), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE WHEEL BRAKES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N45537 (1)

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

- [Accident 20001125038849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001125038849A), Nov 25, 2000: Luscom 8A (N45537), Antlers, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) On Saturday, November 25, 2000, at approximately 1:00 pm, Luscombe 8A aircraft, N45537, was departing Antlers Municipal Airport in Antlers, OK. For a…

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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