# Accident 19730727021909A: Luscom 8F, Festus, MO, July 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1973
- Place: Festus, MO
- Airport: Festus Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.1949° N, 90.3854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Festus Memorial Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1949&lon=-90.3854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1386B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,169 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730727021909A

## Narrative

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

PLT ABORTED TKOF ABT MIDWAY DWN 2200FT STRIP.AFTR ACDT PLT FELT HE COULD HAVE CONT TKOF OK.

## 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 MKC74DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCA01), Jul 27, 1973: Luscombe 8F (N1386B), Festus, MO, 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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