# Accident 19920315006209A: Luscom 8A, Vancouver, WA, March 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1992, 14:43 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Evergreen Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6292° N, 122.5191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6292&lon=-122.5191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1127B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1127B-2012-10-11) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 293 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920315006209A

## Narrative

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

LANDED 300 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. IMPACT BROKE OFF RIGHT WHEEL CAUSING NOSEOVER. STEEP DESCENT. POLE IN GLIDE PATH.

## 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 SEA92LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA060), Mar 15, 1992: Luscombe 8A (N1127B), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER RATE OF DESCENT.

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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