# Accident 20011207037939A: Luscom 8A, Haltomcity, TX, December 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Haltomcity, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3539° N, 97.6764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3539&lon=-97.6764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1212B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1212B-2011-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011207037939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 7, AT 1100 CST, A LUSCOMBE 8A, N1212B, OWNED BY MAD MAX AEROBATICS, INC., 1977 DIXIE RD., SADLER, TEXAS, 76264, HAD AN ACCIDENT. FOLLOWING TAKE OFF AND REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF 2000 FEET MSL, ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO PECAN PLANTATION, 0TX1, GRANBURY, TEXAS, THE ENGINE QUIT AND CONTINUED TO WINDMILL. UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT DOWN IN AN OPEN FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED (VMC) AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THERE WAS 1 PASSENGER PLUS THE PILOT ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES RECEIVED. THE PILOT HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT (ATP) RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HILLCREST AIRPORT, 7TX4, KELLER, TEXAS ON DECEMBER 7 MARCH 31, 2001, AT 1045 CST.

## 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 FTW02LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA055), Dec 7, 2001: Luscombe 8A (N1212B), Haltom City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N1212B (1)

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

- [Accident 19990329002819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990329002819A), Mar 29, 1999: Luscom 8A (N1212B), Ada, OK, Substantial damage. Acft lost directional control after landing and flipped over. (From .19) on March 29, 1999, at 1730 central standard time, a Luscombe 8A tailwheel equipped…

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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