# Accident 19961026034169A: Luscom 8A, El Cajon, CA, October 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1996, 16:55 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7899° N, 116.9597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7899&lon=-116.9597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71643, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71643) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961026034169A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DUST DEVIL ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. LOST CONTROL. TRIED TURN BACK. IMPACTED 500FT WEST OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX97LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA025), Oct 26, 1996: Luscombe 8A (N71643), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: unfavorable weather condition(s), which caused the aircraft to descend at a rate that exceeded its climb capability.

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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