# Accident 19910314009279A: Luscom 8E, Flushing, MI, March 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Flushing, MI
- Airport: Daltons Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0603° N, 83.8409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0603&lon=-83.8409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1406K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1406K-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,922 total, 1,842 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910314009279A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A WING AND GROUND LOOPED LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. SIDE LOADS COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CHI91LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA118), Mar 14, 1991: Luscombe 8E (N1406K), Flushing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS…

## Other reports on N1406K (2)

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

- [Accident 20150823018989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150823018989A), Aug 23, 2015: Luscombe 8E (N1406K), Waterford, MI, Substantial damage. Approaching ptk, the pilot brought up the ATIS. He found it difficult to pick out the wind information due to the excessive information on the air show that…
- [Incident 20150125000569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150125000569I), Jan 25, 2015: Luscombe 8E (N1406K), Waterford, MI, Minor damage. Upon landing on runway 9L aircraft experienced a slight bounce or skip and was on only the left main landing gear then blown by a 0-40 quartering crosswind,…

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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