# Incident 19990909028689I: Luscom 8E, Gretna, NE, September 9, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1999, 17:50 local time
- Place: Gretna, NE
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1279° N, 96.1969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gretna, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1279&lon=-96.1969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2638K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2638K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: AMTR T62A132
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990909028689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. SUCCESSFULLY LANDED OFF AIRPORT.  NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE.  ENGINE POWER WAS RESTORED ON THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                                                      FUEL SYSTEM IS BEING RECONFIGURED TO INCORPORATE BAFFLES & 1-WAY VALVES IN FUEL TANKS AND RELOCATION OF PORTS PLUS INTERNAL BAFFLES IN HEADER TANK.  A CAPACITANCE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR SYSTEM IS BEING INSTALLED.  AIRCRAFT IS POWERED BY A TURBINE ENGINE AND CERTIFICATED IN EXPERIMENTAL-EXHIBITION CATEGORY.  NO FURTHER ACTION PLANNED.

## Other reports on N2638K (1)

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

- [Accident 19990501004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990501004339A), May 1, 1999: Luscom 8E (N2638K), Conroe, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot reported acft engine problems to the houston TRACON and received vectors to Conroe, but was unable to make it to the arpt, the acft touched down, ground…

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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