# Accident 19740308006359A: Luscom 8A, Blountstown, FL, March 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1974
- Place: Blountstown, FL
- Airport: Blountstown
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 30.4486° N, 85.0270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Blountstown Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4486&lon=-85.0270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45452, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45452-2012-07-19) (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: 115 total, 115 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740308006359A

## Narrative

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

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED CORRODED AND WORN.PLT ENTRD A STEEP L TURN TOWARD THE ARPT.

## 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 MIA74FLA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA36), Mar 8, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N45452), Blountstown, FL, 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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