# NTSB investigations: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, FL

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 ERA25LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA159.md): Silvaire Luscombe 8A · New Port Richey, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2025 · N28790 · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the exhaust system, which allowed exhaust gases to enter the induction system from cracks in the exhaust manifold, resulting in a total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA12FA491](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA491.md): Silvaire Luscombe 8A · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2012 · N2761K · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s and the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed after a partial loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane…
- [NTSB MIA88LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA174.md): Luscombe 8A · Geneva, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1988 · N45980 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot state that he encountered turbulence over a tree line while on short final approach. The aircraft began to sink and before the sink rate could be arrested the aircraft struck a tree. The aircraft touched down short of the runway.
- [NTSB MIA85FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA170.md): Silvaire Luscombe 8A · Astatula, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 15, 1985 · N71909 · Destroyed
  > The plt (PIC) & his plt rated friend were practicing what the PIC described as simulated crop dusting. After completing a low pass over a field, the PIC made a steep pull up to turn around. He reported that the acft then stalled & crashed. A witness stated…
- [NTSB MIA81FLA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLA07.md): Luscombe 8A · Macclenny, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 7, 1980 · N45503 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69D0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0096.md): Luscombe 8A · Longwood, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 13, 1968 · N45503 · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8190120'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8190120&state=FL

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