# Accident 19940413000739A: Luscom 8E, Coalville, UT, April 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1994, 15:05 local time
- Place: Coalville, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8810° N, 111.3096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8810&lon=-111.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2728K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2728K-2012-09-20) (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: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 130 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940413000739A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AND POWER LOSS. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING ON A ROAD. GROUND LOOPED. NR3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BROKE.

## 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 SEA94LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA099), Apr 13, 1994: Luscombe 8E (N2728K), Coalville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD. FACTORS INCLUDE THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

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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