# Accident 20230520005839A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, Texico, NM, May 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2023, 09:30 local time
- Place: Texico, NM
- Airport: Clovis Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4487° N, 103.0784° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4487&lon=-103.0784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71983, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71983) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (registry code 8190120, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230520005839A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 20, 2023, AT 09:30, A LUSCOMBE L8 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTERED TO THE PRIVATE OWNER, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO AN OPEN FIELD NORTH OF CLOVIS REGIONAL AIRPORT, NM.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PORTALES AIRPORT, NM MAY 20, 2023, AT 8:30.

## 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 WPR23LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA198), May 20, 2023: Silvaire Luscombe 8A (N71983), Clovis, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s uncontrollable descent and forced landing for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N71983 (2)

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

- [Incident 19930327009789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930327009789I), Mar 27, 1993: Luscom 8A (N71983), Manchester, NH, Minor damage. Pilot lost control after touchdown. Veered left. Departed runway. Hit snow drift and overturned.
- [Accident 19810525028539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525028539A), May 25, 1981: Luscom 8A (N71983), East Moriches, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft encountered downdraft during takeoff and crashed into another aircraft at end of runway.

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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