# Accident 19730616015079A: Luscom 8E, Linville Falls, NC, June 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1973
- Place: Linville Falls, NC
- Airport: Avery County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 35.9593° N, 81.9429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linville Falls, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9593&lon=-81.9429&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1828K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1828K-1974-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 14 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DKM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730616015079A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD73DKM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM47), Jun 16, 1973: Luscombe 8E (N1828K), Linville Falls, NC, destroyed

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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