# Incident 19901008054479I: Luscom 8A, Hallam, PA, October 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1990, 10:15 local time
- Place: Hallam, PA
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0024° N, 76.6042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hallam, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0024&lon=-76.6042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71971, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71971-2020-04-03) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901008054479I

## Narrative

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

MISIDENTIFIED AIRPORT AND LANDED AT ABANDONED AIRFIELD. WHEN REALIZED ERROR UNABLE TO GO AROUND DUE TO POWERLINES.

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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