# Accident 19730915030689A: Luscom 8E, Grayslake, IL, September 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1973
- Place: Grayslake, IL
- Airport: Campbell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.3246° N, 88.0741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMPBELL (C81), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3246&lon=-88.0741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2600K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2600K-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 578 total, 4 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730915030689A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL LDG AS ACFT SLOWED IT VEERED R OFF RWY STRUCK DRAIN DITCH 15IN DEPTH PARALLEL TO RWY.

## 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 CHI74FEE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE21), Sep 15, 1973: Luscombe 8E (N2600K), Grayslake, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2600K (1)

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

- [Accident 19870910050909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870910050909A), Sep 10, 1987: Luscom 8E (N2600K), Cartersville, GA, Substantial damage. Unable to clear trees on takeoff. Reported low power. Cruise prop installed. Possible carb ice and early liftoff.

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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