# Accident 19730324009269A: Luscom 8E, Lake Orion, MI, March 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1973
- Place: Lake Orion, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Orion
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.7842° N, 83.2455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Orion, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7842&lon=-83.2455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2401K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2401K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 83 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73DEC26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEC26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730324009269A

## Narrative

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

PIC AT CONTROLS FROM RIGHT SEAT NO BRAKES INSTALLED IN THAT POSITION.HIT DRIFTED SNOW ON RWY.

## 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 CHI73DEC26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEC26), Mar 24, 1973: Luscombe 8E (N2401K), Lake Orion, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2401K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010901024039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010901024039I), Sep 1, 2001: Luscom 8E (N2401K), Claremore, OK, Minor damage. (-23) During a wheel landing with touchdown to the left side of center the tire tracks indicate the left tire departed the runway and then came back on the…
- [Accident 19770129001429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770129001429A), Jan 29, 1977: Luscom 8E (N2401K), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Piper PA-28,N6150J sustained damage to left wing amd fuselage. Pilot struck by N2401K.

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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