# Accident 19930919034799A: Luscom 8E, Napa, CA, September 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1993, 11:30 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2503° N, 122.3096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2503&lon=-122.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2485K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2485K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total, 331 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919034799A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK GROUND ON LIFTOFF. LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. POWER LOSS REPORTED. UNVERIFIED.

## 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 LAX93LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA358), Sep 19, 1993: Luscombe 8E (N2485K), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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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