# NTSB investigations: Luscombe 8A, 2009

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 ERA09LA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA520.md): Luscombe 8A · Arcadia, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2009 · N40VS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's bounced takeoff roll, which resulted in a collapsed landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's overweight condition.
- [NTSB WPR09LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA390.md): Luscombe 8A · Eatonville, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2009 · N28425 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's lack of an interconnected fuel vent system.
- [NTSB ERA09LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA357.md): Luscombe 8 · Chipley, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2009 · N41915 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of power due to the use of automotive gasoline that contained ethanol, which was prohibited by the operating limitations. Contributing to the accident was the pilot/owner's failure to obtain and comply with the applicable operating limitations.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2009
  AND 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'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8190104&year=2009

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