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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Linville Falls, NC · June 16, 1973

Date
June 16, 1973
Place
Linville Falls, NC
Airport
Avery County
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1828K
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD73DKM47
Reported as
Luscom 8E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total14 in this make and model60 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.

Pilot flew into valley unable to climb abv rising trrn. Plt sight seeing,taking pictures.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLEW INTO VALLEY UNABLE TO CLIMB ABV RISING TRRN.PLT SIGHT SEEING,TAKING PICTURES.

NTSB investigation

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