# Accident 19730330013779A: Luscom 8A, Hibbing, MN, March 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1973
- Place: Hibbing, MN
- Airport: Hibbing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 47.4272° N, 92.9377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hibbing, MN, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4272&lon=-92.9377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2128K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2128K) (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 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 15 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FER46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730330013779A

## Narrative

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

ACFT VEERED R WHEN GR FAILED.

## 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 MKC73FER46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER46), Mar 30, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N2128K), Hibbing, MN, substantial damage

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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