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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Big Delta, AK · September 15, 1973

Date
September 15, 1973
Place
Big Delta, AK
Airport
Big Delta
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23040
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC74FAA12
Reported as
Luscom 8A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
214 total14 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Chngd to x-wind gusting 20K.plt stated no wind sock avail. Trees adj to rwy 50-70 ft hi.

As the FAA filed it

CHNGD TO X-WIND GUSTING 20K.PLT STATED NO WIND SOCK AVAIL.TREES ADJ TO RWY 50-70 FT HI.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.