# Accident 19731223039889A: Luscom 8A, New Braunfels, TX, December 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1973
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 29.7030° N, 98.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Braunfels, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7030&lon=-98.1245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45722, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45722) (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: 944 total, 50 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731223039889A

## Narrative

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

T/D TOO FAST,MISUSED BRAKES.

## 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 FTW74DRG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG44), Dec 23, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N45722), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N45722 (1)

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

- [Accident 19911207054999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911207054999A), Dec 7, 1991: Luscom 8A (N45722), Southlane, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing,veered off runway. Tried go around,struck rocks,fence,and trees.

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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