# Accident 19731224040899A: Luscom 8A, Pacoima, CA, December 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1973
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.2593° N, 118.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITEMAN (WHP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-118.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71464, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71464-1998-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 130 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731224040899A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LDG OFF RNWY,COLLISION WITH GROUND & CHAIN LINK FENCE.FUEL SELECTOR OFF,NO FUEL IN CARB.

## 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 LAX74FUQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ25), Dec 24, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N71464), Pacoima, CA, 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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