# Accident 19731017035079A: Luscom 8A, Auburn, WA, October 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1973
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.3276° N, 122.2267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUBURN MUNI (S50), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3276&lon=-122.2267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28461, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28461) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 137 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731017035079A

## Narrative

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

PAX LND ACFT LOSS DIRCTNAL CONTRL ON ROLL OUT. PLT TOOK CONTRL STOPPD ACFT.

## 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 SEA74DYE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE24), Oct 17, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N28461), Auburn, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N28461 (1)

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

- [Accident 20210329009319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210329009319A), Mar 29, 2021: Luscombe 8A (N28461), Port Townsend, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that, prior to intended flight after refueling, he attempted to start the airplane by hand propping the engine. When the airplane started, the…

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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