# Incident 19930327009789I: Luscom 8A, Manchester, NH, March 27, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1993, 17:14 local time
- Place: Manchester, NH
- Airport: Manchester Airport-Grenier Indus
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9956° N, 71.4548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9956&lon=-71.4548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71983, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71983) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (registry code 8190120, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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: 200 total, 60 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930327009789I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN. VEERED LEFT. DEPARTED RUNWAY. HIT SNOW DRIFT AND OVERTURNED.

## Other reports on N71983 (2)

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

- [Accident 20230520005839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230520005839A), May 20, 2023: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (N71983), Texico, NM, Substantial damage. On may 20, 2023, at 09:30, a Luscombe L8 aircraft bearing registration number [privacy data omitted], registered to the private owner, experienced a loss of…
- [Accident 19810525028539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525028539A), May 25, 1981: Luscom 8A (N71983), East Moriches, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft encountered downdraft during takeoff and crashed into another aircraft at end of runway.

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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