# Accident 20230928019659A: Luscombe 8A, Boerne, TX, September 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2023, 08:50 local time
- Place: Boerne, TX
- Airport: Boerne Stage Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7251° N, 98.6942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7251&lon=-98.6942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71804, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA426) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230928019659A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED LEFT OF CENTER ON RUNWAY. UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED THE PARRALLEL TAXIWAY AND STRUCK A HANGAR WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP. UPON IMPACT AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT IMPACTING THE HANGAR WITH THE PROPELLER NOSE CONE.

## 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 CEN23LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA426), Sep 28, 2023: Luscombe 8A (N71804), Boerne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N71804 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950619021499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950619021499I), Jun 19, 1995: Luscom 8A (N71804), Evanston, WY, Minor damage. Lost control landing in gusty wind. Swung aircraft 180 degrees. Gear collapsed from side loading.

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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