# Accident 19730314005369A: Luscom 8E, Greensboro, AL, March 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1973
- Place: Greensboro, AL
- Airport: Greensboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 32.6815° N, 87.6621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENSBORO MUNI (7A0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6815&lon=-87.6621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71509-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 61 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73AM091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730314005369A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA73AM091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM091), Mar 14, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N71509), Greensboro, AL, destroyed, 2 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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