# Accident 19730821027319A: Luscom T8F, Cottage Grov, OR, August 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1973
- Place: Cottage Grov, OR
- Airport: Cottage Grove
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 43.7959° N, 123.0572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7959&lon=-123.0572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2139B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2139B-1974-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe T-8F (registry code 8190116, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-t-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM T8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74AS008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730821027319A

## Narrative

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

ACROBATIC FLT AT LO ALT.ROLLED INVERTED AFT TKOF

## 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 SEA74AS008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS008), Aug 21, 1973: Luscombe T-8F (N2139B), Cottage Grov, OR, destroyed, 2 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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