# Accident 20170906015909A: Luscombe 8A, Westminster, TX, September 6, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2017, 12:30 local time
- Place: Westminster, TX
- Airport: Baylie Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3978° N, 96.4847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3978&lon=-96.4847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1590K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1590K) (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: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,780 total, 500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA522) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170906015909A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 06, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 LOCAL TIME, A LUSCOMBE 8A, REGISTRATION NUMBER N1590K, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.  THE PIC LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING DURING THE ROLLOUT DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS AND STRUCK A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING.  THE GRASS STRIP IS OWNED BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, 1 CREWMEMBER WAS UNINJURED.  THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 GAA17CA522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA522), Sep 6, 2017: Luscombe 8 (N1590K), Westminster, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N1590K (1)

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

- [Incident 19810123001359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123001359I), Jan 23, 1981: Luscom 8A (N1590K), Modale, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck mound of dirt after landing in cornfield and nosed over. Pilot made landing due to sick passenger.

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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