# Accident 19901213053939A: Luscom 8A, Mundelein, IL, December 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1990, 16:15 local time
- Place: Mundelein, IL
- Airport: Air Estates Inc Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2597° N, 87.9995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2597&lon=-87.9995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71207, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71207-2012-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,412 total, 163 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901213053939A

## Narrative

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

VEERED SHARPLY ON TOUCHDOWN. LEFT THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. FLAT RIGHT MAIN TIRE.

## 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 CHI91LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA046), Dec 13, 1990: Luscombe 8E (N71207), Mundelein, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LANDING GEAR TIRE FAILURE AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PIC/CFI.

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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