# Accident 19730415008009A: Luscom 8A, Princeton, ME, April 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1973
- Place: Princeton, ME
- Airport: Princeton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 45.2004° N, 67.5677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRINCETON MUNI (PNN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2004&lon=-67.5677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2209K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2209K-2017-03-24) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73DNC70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730415008009A

## Narrative

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

PLT MADE GOARND AFTR GR DMGD HIT GND ABT 30FT SHORT OF 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 NYC73DNC70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC70), Apr 15, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N2209K), Princeton, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2209K (1)

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

- [Accident 20080406837549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080406837549A), Apr 6, 2008: Luscom 8A (N2209K), Lincoln, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) Two friends went flying together on a nice Sunday afternoon. After the first takeoff and landing, the [privacy data omitted] offered to allow the other…

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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