# Accident 20210717016489A: Luscombe 8F, Del Rio, TX, July 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2021, 20:32 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6406° N, 101.0612° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6406&lon=-101.0612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2054B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2054B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210717016489A

## Narrative

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

N2054B, LUSCOMBE 8F, CRASHED ON A RANCH 20 MILES NNW DEL RIO AIRPORT (DRT) UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE.  WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED BY RANCH OWNER ON SUNDAY, 7/18, AT 1812C.

PILOT HAD NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE FRIDAY 7/16. ACTUAL ACCIDENT DATE AND TIME IS UNKNOWN

## 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 CEN21FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA327), Jul 18, 2021: Luscombe 8F (N2054B), Comstock, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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