# Accident 19940621015859A: Luscom 8A, Decatur, TX, June 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1994, 10:40 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2304° N, 97.5905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2304&lon=-97.5905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71347, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71347-1994-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940621015859A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED STEEP MANUEVERING FLIGHT JUST OFF GROUND. ROLLED CLOSE TO GROUND. FAILED RECOVER. CRASHED.

## 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 FTW94FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA206), Jun 21, 1994: Luscombe 8A (N71347), Decatur, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S MANEUVERING AT AN LOW ALTITUDE AND HIS LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN MAKE AND MODEL.

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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