# Accident 19730909029129A: Luscom 8F, Lees Summit, MO, September 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Lees Summit, MO
- Airport: Mccomas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 38.9108° N, 94.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lee's Summit, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9108&lon=-94.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26507, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26507-1975-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 619 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909029129A

## Narrative

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

SPOT LDG CONTEST CLRD OBSTRUCTION CUT PWR ACFT DSCNDD LNDD ON L GR.

## 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 MKC74DCG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCG11), Sep 9, 1973: Luscombe 8F (N26507), Lees Summit, 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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