# Accident 19740223005879A: Luscom 8E, Valdosta, GA, February 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1974
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Wilkerson Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.8327° N, 83.2785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdosta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8327&lon=-83.2785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71648, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71648-2021-10-30) (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 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740223005879A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL LDG.AS PLT BEGAN TO LET TAIL DWN APPLIED LIGHT BRAKING.ACFT ON SOFT AREA GRASS ABT 5IN HI.

## 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 MIA74DKG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG53), Feb 23, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N71648), Valdosta, GA, 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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