# Accident 19730714021139A: Luscom 8F, Trenton, ME, July 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1973
- Place: Trenton, ME
- Airport: Bar Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.3827° N, 68.2033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAR HARBOR (22ME), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3827&lon=-68.2033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9903C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9903C-1974-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F (registry code 8190130, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730714021139A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TURNED L PLT USED L RUDDER INSTEAD OF R BECAME AIRBORNE ATMTD CORRECTION BACK TO 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 NYC74FNC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC06), Jul 14, 1973: Luscombe 8F (N9903C), Trenton, ME, substantial damage

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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