# Incident 20251108015969I: Luscombe 8A, Gonzales, TX, November 8, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2025, 13:22 local time
- Place: Gonzales, TX
- Airport: Gonzales Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5125° N, 97.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gonzales, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5125&lon=-97.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71372, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71372) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,088 total, 7 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251108015969I

## Narrative

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

ON 9 NOVEMBER 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1322 CDT, AIRCRAFT N71373, A 1946 LUSCOMBE 8A, SERIAL NUMBER 2799 ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT GONZALES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (T20), RUNWAY 33. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DRIFT OF CENTERLINE. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT, EXPERIENCED GROUND LOOP AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N71372 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760103000019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760103000019A), Jan 3, 1976: Luscom 8A (N71372), Independence, MO, Substantial damage. Acft bounced drg crosswind lndg. Wind gusting 20K

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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