# Accident 20010806019839A: Luscom 8A, Ukiah, CA, August 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1448° N, 123.2123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ukiah, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1448&lon=-123.2123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28882, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28882-2002-09-04) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010806019839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING: THAT HE AND HIS PASSENGER HAD BEEN UNABLE TO LAND AT LITTLE RIVER AIRPORT OR THE AIRSTRIP NORTH OF FORT BRAGG DUE TO FOG. RUNNING LOW ON FUEL, PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD AREA.  THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT STALL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER POWER AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING.  THE APPROACHABLE END OF THE LANDING AREA WASN'T GOOD.  HE SHOULD HAVE SELECTED A BETTER APPROACHABLE PLACE TO LAND. (END OF STATEMENT). MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N28882 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930818052179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930818052179I), Aug 18, 1993: Luscom 8A (N28882), Lakeport, CA, Minor damage. Pilot veered off runway during takeoff ground roll.

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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