# Accident 19940514011069A: Luscom STC8LUSCOM, Deland, FL, May 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1994, 14:25 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Bob Lee Flight Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0606° N, 81.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0606&lon=-81.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71128, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71128-1995-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM STC8LUSCOM
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,406 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940514011069A

## Narrative

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

LANDING AFTER GLIDER TOW LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED. NOSED OVER. GEAR TUBE HAD PRE EXISTING CRACK. RUSTED BY SWEATING.

## 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 MIA94LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA140), May 14, 1994: Luscombe 8E (N71128), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: CORROSION AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT.

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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