# Accident 19900906038509A: Luscom 8A, Lebanon, IL, September 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1990, 18:45 local time
- Place: Lebanon, IL
- Airport: Lebert Flying L Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6009° N, 89.8091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6009&lon=-89.8091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2229B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2229B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900906038509A

## Narrative

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

HIGH AND FAST APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND. ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER. CARB HEAT JAMMED IN OFF.

## 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 CHI90LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA259), Sep 6, 1990: Luscombe 8A (N2229B), Lebanon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons while executing a go-around with insufficient runway remaining for a forced landing. A factor in the accident was the structures at the end of the…

## Other reports on N2229B (1)

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

- [Incident 19850414026099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414026099I), Apr 14, 1985: Luscom 8A (N2229B), Alton, IL. Circled waiting for weather to improve until near fuel exhaustion. Precautionary landing on drag strip. No damage.

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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