# Accident 19730224004719A: Luscom 8E, New Hope, AL, February 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1973
- Place: New Hope, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.5380° N, 86.4124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Hope, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5380&lon=-86.4124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71273-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 925 total, 897 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73AM086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730224004719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVERLOAD FAILURE OF L REAR LIFT STRUT,RESULT OF IMPROPER FABRICATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA73AM086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM086), Feb 24, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N71273), New Hope, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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