# NTSB investigations: Luscombe 8A: Loss of control in flight

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR26FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA257.md): Luscombe 8A · Canton, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jul 14, 2026 · N1164K · Substantial damage
  > On July 14, 2026, sometime between 1252 and 1356 CDT, a Luscombe 8A, N1164K, was substantially damaged when it crashed in a field near Canton, Texas. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB ERA25LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA115.md): Luscombe 8A · Hampton, NH · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 11, 2025 · N77989 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to land, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and subsequent aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA17FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA226.md): Luscombe 8 · Remsen, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2017 · N45851 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for him to recover.
- [NTSB ERA17FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA156.md): Luscombe 8 · East Windsor, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2017 · N8554Y · Substantial damage
  > The flying pilot's excessive maneuvering of the airplane at a slow airspeed, which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilots' operation of the airplane over its maximum…
- [NTSB ERA15LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA228.md): Luscombe 8A · Churchville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 2015 · N2009B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper reduction of the fuel mixture while the airplane was descending on the final leg of the traffic pattern, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR13CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA133.md): Luscombe 8A · Lebanon, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 22, 2013 · N1192K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to compensate for a crosswind during initial climb, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB ERA10CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA117.md): Luscombe 8 · Springfield, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 18, 2010 · N2111K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around after a bounced landing.
- [NTSB NYC08CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA205.md): Luscombe 8A · Indiantown, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2008 · N37012 · Substantial damage
  > An inadequate annual inspection that failed to detect a damaged rudder cable which resulted in the cable's subsequent failure during takeoff.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8190104', '8190111')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '240' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence?model=8190104

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