# Incident 19910426021459I: Luscom 8A, Nashua, NH, April 26, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Nashua, NH
- Airport: Boire Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7824° N, 71.5141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOIRE FLD (ASH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7824&lon=-71.5141&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1170K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1170K) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 102 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910426021459I

## Narrative

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

HAD STRONG LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND ON LANDING. UNABLE TO CONTROL. RIGHT GEAR STRUT BROKE. HAD A WIND SHIFT.

## Other reports on N1170K (1)

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

- [Accident 19761022034069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761022034069A), Oct 22, 1976: Luscom 8A (N1170K), Burlington, CT, Substantial damage. PIC attemptd turn from runway with the tail in the air.

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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