# Accident 20001103041019A: Luscombe 8A, Des Moines, IA, November 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2000, 16:48 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5298° N, 93.6606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5298&lon=-93.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71134, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71134-2001-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001103041019A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT N71134, A 1946 LUSCOMBE 8A ENROUTE TO DES MOINES FROM THE NORTHEAST, CONTACTED DES MOINES APPROACH CONTROL AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY DOWN CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 23 FOR A LEFT DOWN WIND APPRAOCH TO RUNWAY 31L. PILOT CONTACTED DES MOINES TOWER TO REQUEST CHANGE TO RUNWAY 31R.  REQUESTED CHANGE TO RUNWAY 31R WAS APPROVED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR 31R.  PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND OBSERVED AIRCRAFT ON A RIGHT HAND DOWN WIND FOR 31R IN A STEEP RIGHT BANK.  THE AIRCRAFT IMAPCTED THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREE RIGHT BANK PRIOR TO REACHING THE RUNWAY.  NO RADIO REPORTS FOR AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTION OF DISTRSS WERE REPORTED PRIOR TO IMPACT.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CHI01FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA026), Nov 3, 2000: Luscombe 8A (N71134), Des Moines, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the final turn, and the pilot's improper decision to fly the tight pattern to the closer runway. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's…

## Other reports on N71134 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000626032779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000626032779I), Jun 26, 2000: Luscom 8A (N71134), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. (-23)The LL-8-A (luscome) aircraft was cleared to taxi behind a king air which had received a clearance for a maintenance run 20 minutes earlier. Luscome…

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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