# Accident 19930620027599A: Luscom 8A, Beach City, OH, June 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Beach City, OH
- Airport: Beach City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6502° N, 81.5797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6502&lon=-81.5797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71155, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71155) (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 A758
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,221 total, 400 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930620027599A

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED ON LANDING BY AIR SHOW ACROBATICS ON AIRPORT. STALLED DROPPED THREE FT TO RUNWAY. AIRSHOW APPROVED AREA.

## 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 NYC93LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA130), Jun 20, 1993: Luscombe 8A (N71155), Beach City, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N71155 (2)

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

- [Accident 20190105003689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190105003689A), Jan 5, 2019: Luscombe 8A (N71155), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. Crashed aircraft during go around attempt after bounced landing on runway 5.
- [Accident 20141128022229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141128022229A), Nov 28, 2014: Luscombe 8A (N71155), Goulding, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot mismanaged flight controls in gusty wind conditions causing loss of control during landing. The left gear hit hard and collapsed, followed by the left…

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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