# Accident 20180405007809A: Luscombe 8A, Vernon, TX, April 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2018, 14:45 local time
- Place: Vernon, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2253° N, 99.2831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2253&lon=-99.2831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71617, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71617-2024-03-23) (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&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,312 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180405007809A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 5, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 CDT, N71617, A LUSCOMBE L8A, GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING AT VERNON AIRPORT (F05) IN VERNON, TEXAS.  AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.   AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM VERNON (F05) AIRPORT IN VERNON, TEXAS ON APRIL 5, 2018.

## 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 GAA18CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA205), Apr 5, 2018: Luscombe 8 (N71617), Vernon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing

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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