# Incident 20260802010939I: Luscombe 8A, Fairfield, SC, August 2, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2026, 10:30 local time
- Place: Fairfield, SC
- Airport: Fairfield County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3157° N, 81.1086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRFIELD COUNTY (FDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3157&lon=-81.1086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71101, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71101) (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
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 258 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260802010939I

## Narrative

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

WHILE THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR START, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE THROTTLE. ON THE LAST ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF THROTTLE ENGAGED. THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS AND WENT OFF OF THE RAMP/TAXI WAY, DOWN A DITCH, AND NOSED OVER WHERE THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE, THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS TO STOP.

## Other reports on N71101 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750523013119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523013119A), May 23, 1975: Luscom 8A (N71101), Oshtemo, MI, Substantial damage. Sink rate greater than plt anticipated.

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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