# Accident 19960803020679A: Luscom 8F, Douglas Bisbee, AZ, August 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1996, 12:05 local time
- Place: Douglas Bisbee, AZ
- Airport: Bisbee Douglas International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5405° N, 109.4593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5405&lon=-109.4593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1616Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,673 total, 9 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020679A

## Narrative

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

GUSTY CROSWIND LANDING. OVER CORRECTED FOR A STRONG GUST. GROUND LOOPED. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 LAX96LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA295), Aug 3, 1996: Luscombe 8F (N1616Z), Douglas, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the pilot's inexperience in the type aircraft.

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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