# Accident 19930918035259A: Luscom 8E, Festus, MO, September 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1993, 18:15 local time
- Place: Festus, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.2194° N, 90.4000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2194&lon=-90.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N840B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N840B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930918035259A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL BROKE OFF DURING LANDING, AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED. (-4)THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN THE TAILWHEEL SPRING FAILED DURING LANDING ROLL.  METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS FROM FATIGUE.

## 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 CHI93LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA369), Sep 18, 1993: Luscombe 8F (N840B), Festus, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a fatigue failure of the tailwheel spring.

## Other reports on N840B (1)

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

- [Accident 20020717017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020717017009A), Jul 17, 2002: Luscom 8F (N840B), Farmington, MO, No damage. (-23) The pilot landed on runway 20 at Farmington. Upon touching down, the tail wheel began to shimmy. The pilot pushed the control stick forward in an effort…

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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