# Accident 19730601014119A: Luscom 8E, Grafton, WV, June 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1973
- Place: Grafton, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.3406° N, 80.0161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grafton, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3406&lon=-80.0161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N778W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778W-1973-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 18 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73AI017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730601014119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD73AI017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI017), Jun 1, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N778W), Grafton, WV, destroyed, 1 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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