# Accident 19931014039459A: Luscom T8F, Vernon, NJ, October 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1993, 16:30 local time
- Place: Vernon, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1859B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1859B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe T-8F (registry code 8190116, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-t-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM T8F
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,158 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931014039459A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE FAILED. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. DIPSTICK LAYING LOOSE. LOST OIL THROUGH OIL FILLER.

## 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 NYC94LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA012), Oct 14, 1993: Luscombe T8F (N1859B), Vernon, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect an unsecured dipstick, resulting in oil starvation and the loss of engine power.

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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