NTSB investigations: Luscombe 8A, 1983

4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Luscombe 8A. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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NTSB investigations: Luscombe 8A, 1983 per year, 1964–2026: 852 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "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\") = 1983
    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"

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NTSB LAX84LA059Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Casa Grande, AZDuring a local flt, the acft collide with terrain while the aircrew were performing low alt maneuvers. One of the occupants was an instructor plt (CFI) & the other was a private plt. Neither claimed to be the plt in command, but the private plt was the…Nov 12, 1983 · N1186B · DestroyedNTSB LAX84LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Casa Grande, AZThe aircraft was equipped with brakes only on the left side. During a dual instructional flt, the student was landing the acft from the left seat. On the 4th landing, the acft encountered a reported right quartering gust of wind from the rear. The acft veered…Oct 18, 1983 · N2041B · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Cle Elum, WAThe acft collided with a power line while flying low over a river. Reportedly the student pilot was buzzing some rafterson the yakima river when the acft collided with a power line about 25 feet AGL. The powerline was downed by the impact and the acft right…May 21, 1983 · N71836 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Jackson, MSThe plt intended to refuel at starkville, MS, but the FBO was closed. He continued to his intended destination of raymond, MS, but was unable to turn on the rwy lights. He then diverted to Jackson, MS. The plt realized the acft was low on fuel, but didn't…Feb 20, 1983 · N2975K · Substantial damage