# Accident 19740127001529A: Luscom 8A, Rayville, LA, January 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1974
- Place: Rayville, LA
- Airport: Raville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.4710° N, 91.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rayville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4710&lon=-91.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77923, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77923) (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: 981 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740127001529A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW74DRJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ24), Jan 27, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N77923), Rayville, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N77923 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760628016779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760628016779A), Jun 28, 1976: Luscom 8A (N77923), Lincoln, IL, Substantial damage. L rudder control cable broke.

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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