# Accident 19730901025359A: Luscom 8A, Van Buren, AR, September 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1973
- Place: Van Buren, AR
- Airport: Indust.Aviation
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.4512° N, 94.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Buren, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4512&lon=-94.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71153, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71153-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730901025359A

## Narrative

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

PLT TOT TIME IN TYPE 2 HRS,NO FLT TIME LAST 90 DAYS.STATED WIND GUST OCCURRED AT LEVEL OFF.

## 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 FTW74FPG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG21), Sep 1, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N71153), Van Buren, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71153 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820524018589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820524018589A), May 24, 1982: Luscom 8A (N71153), Parkin, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot began flight with 1/4 tank of fuel, encountered weather and made precautionary landing. Crashed during takeoff
- [Accident 19760229004179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760229004179A), Feb 29, 1976: Luscom 8E (N71153), Conway, AR, 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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