# Accident 19951015036889A: Luscom 8A, Picayune, MS, October 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Picayune, MS
- Airport: Picayune Pearl River County Ar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5198° N, 89.6697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5198&lon=-89.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71590, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71590-2006-04-10) (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 C858
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951015036889A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON CLIMBOUT. INDICATES POWER LOSS DUE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR TEETH STRIPPED. MAG FIRING NR3 CYL ONLY. STALLED.

## 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 ATL96FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA006), Oct 15, 1995: Luscombe 8E (N71590), Picayune, MS, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: a worn left magneto distributor gear, which resulted in a loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the…

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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