# Accident 19920704023479A: Luscom 8E, Napoleon, ND, July 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1992, 17:15 local time
- Place: Napoleon, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5009° N, 99.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5009&lon=-99.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2264K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 563 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920704023479A

## Narrative

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

STEEP PULLUP TO INVERTED FLIGHT AT LOW ALTITUDE. THEN DIVED INTO GROUND.

## 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 CHI92LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA196), Jul 4, 1992: Luscombe 8E (N2264K), Napoleon, ND, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE A STALL.

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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