# Incident 19920505030159I: Luscom 8E, Portland, OR, May 5, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1992, 17:20 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland Troutdale Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5494° N, 122.4013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND-TROUTDALE (TTD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5494&lon=-122.4013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1614K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1614K-2007-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 16 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920505030159I

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS EN ROUTE. FORCED LANDING. FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE OVER ROTATED. PARTIAL FUEL STARVATION.

## Other reports on N1614K (2)

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

- [Accident 20030816019809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030816019809A), Aug 16, 2003: Luscom 8E (N1614K), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was doing touch and go landings at (2V2). According to the pilot he noticed a slight left yaw on the last takeoff. The subsequent landing was…
- [Accident 20010609015879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010609015879A), Jun 9, 2001: Luscom 8E (N1614K), Longmont, CO, No damage. (-23) The student pilot swerved off the runway during a landing and ran into a taxiway that was under construction. The aircraft's right main landing gear,…

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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