19730601014119A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Grafton, WV · June 1, 1973

Date
June 1, 1973
Place
Grafton, WV
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N778W
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD73AI017
Reported as
Luscom 8E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
52 total18 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

OBS flying low over home. Eng sputtered momentarily. Crashed in driveway. Primer found unlocked.

As the FAA filed it

OBS FLYING LOW OVER HOME. ENG SPUTTERED MOMENTARILY. CRASHED IN DRIVEWAY. PRIMER FOUND UNLOCKED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.