# NTSB investigations: Luscombe 8A: Aerodynamic stall/spin

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 GAA19CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA127.md): Luscombe 8 · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 5, 2019 · N71155 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain yaw control and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an aborted landing, which resulted in an 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 WPR13FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA083.md): Luscombe 8A · Oceano, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 3, 2013 · N45923 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and his improper decision to begin a low-level maneuver at an altitude that was not sufficient for recovery before ground impact. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from marijuana use.
- [NTSB CEN11LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA049.md): Luscombe 8A · Schaumburg, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 2010 · N71823 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain airspeed following a loss of engine power during takeoff climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power due to the unlocked engine primer.
- [NTSB ERA10LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA164.md): Luscombe 8A · Savannah, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2010 · N45976 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and inadvertent stall after 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" = '241' 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/241/sequence?model=8190104

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