# Accident 19900819034029A: Luscom 8A, Tucson, AZ, August 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1990, 12:15 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0591° N, 111.4203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0591&lon=-111.4203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71330, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71330-1990-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 175 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900819034029A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED DURING A LOW LEVEL STEEP TURN AFTER SPOTTING LOST RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL AIRPLANE.

## 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 LAX90LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA295), Aug 19, 1990: Luscombe 8A (N71330), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER PITCH ATTITUDE AND AIRSPEED TO AVOID AN AERODYNAMIC STALL.

## Other reports on N71330 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860622058279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860622058279I), Jun 22, 1986: Luscom 8A (N71330), Tucson, AZ. On short final, had to go around due to an unauthorized aircraft landing in opposite direction. Eir on other pilot.

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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