# Accident 19740331007309A: Luscom 8A, White Cloud, MI, March 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1974
- Place: White Cloud, MI
- Airport: White Cloud
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 43.5598° N, 85.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITE CLOUD (42C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5598&lon=-85.7742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45475, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45475) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,795 total, 128 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEM50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740331007309A

## Narrative

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

SOFT FLD LDG,SNOW DEEPER THAN ANTICIPATED.

## 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 CHI74DEM50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM50), Mar 31, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N45475), White Cloud, MI, 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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