# Accident 19730826027479A: Luscom 8A, Schaumburg, IL, August 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1973
- Place: Schaumburg, IL
- Airport: Schaumburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.9893° N, 88.1012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SCHAUMBURG RGNL (06C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9893&lon=-88.1012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71446, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71446-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 18 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826027479A

## Narrative

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

ACFT VEERED OFF THE L SIDE OF THE RWY STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT 2-3FT HI.

## 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 CHI74FEE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE16), Aug 26, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N71446), Schaumburg, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71446 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741220043709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741220043709A), Dec 20, 1974: Luscom 8A (N71446), Loda, IL, Substantial damage. Fwd vert stabilizer attachment bracket nr 28444 broke. Part rcvry fm spin hit gnd abt 25 deg angle.

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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