# Accident 19731001034479A: Luscom 8F, Kilbourne, LA, October 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1973
- Place: Kilbourne, LA
- Airport: Joyce Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.9972° N, 91.3139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kilbourne, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9972&lon=-91.3139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2129B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2129B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 633 total, 15 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731001034479A

## Narrative

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

PLT INADVERTENTLY APPLIED BRAKES RESULTING FROM WEARING NEW HUNTING BOOTS.ACFT HEEL BRAKE EQPD.

## 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 FTW74DRJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ16), Oct 1, 1973: Luscombe 8F (N2129B), Kilbourne, LA, 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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