# Accident 19950609014399A: Luscom 8A, Farmington, NM, June 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7507° N, 108.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7507&lon=-108.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1143B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1143B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 48 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950609014399A

## Narrative

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

FIRST SOLO FLIGHT TOUCH AND GO LOST CONTROL WHEN POWER ADDED. EXITED RUNWAY INTO SOFT GROUND. FOLDED RIGHT MAIN.

## 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 FTW95LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA236), Jun 9, 1995: Luscombe 8A (N1143B), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N1143B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881104062039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881104062039I), Nov 4, 1988: Luscom 8A (N1143B), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered right. Ground looped. Found brake parts on runway.

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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