# Accident 19730915031619A: Luscom 8A, Big Delta, AK, September 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1973
- Place: Big Delta, AK
- Airport: Big Delta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 64.1525° N, 145.8422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Delta, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.1525&lon=-145.8422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23040, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23040-2012-08-13) (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: 214 total, 14 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74FAA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730915031619A

## Narrative

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

CHNGD TO X-WIND GUSTING 20K.PLT STATED NO WIND SOCK AVAIL.TREES ADJ TO RWY 50-70 FT 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 ANC74FAA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA12), Sep 15, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N23040), Big Delta, AK, 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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