# Accident 19921204049199A: Luscom 8A, Anchorage, AK, December 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1992, 15:20 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2103° N, 149.8897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2103&lon=-149.8897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71585-2013-05-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 650 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921204049199A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE ON SKIS. DURING SWEEPING FAST TURN TO PARKING LOST COLLIDED WITH PARKED AIRCRAFT. NO TRACTION

## 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 ANC93LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA018), Dec 4, 1992: Luscombe SL8 (N71585), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRPLANE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMANDS IMPROPER TAXI SPEED.

## Other reports on N71585 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930901032999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930901032999A), Sep 1, 1993: Luscom 8A (N71585), Kijik River, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to climb over rising terrain. Tried turn around. Stall spin occurred recovered prior to hard ground impact.

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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