# Accident 19740512010439A: Luscom 8A, Fabens, TX, May 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1974
- Place: Fabens, TX
- Airport: Fabens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.5172° N, 106.1471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FABENS (E35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5172&lon=-106.1471&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45740, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45740) (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: 153 total, 116 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FQD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQD22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512010439A

## Narrative

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

BRAKE LININGS FOUND CONTAMINATED WITH HVY CRUST OF CARBON DUST,GREASE,RESIDUE AND DIRT

## 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 FTW74FQD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQD22), May 12, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N45740), Fabens, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N45740 (3)

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

- [Incident 19990509034499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509034499I), May 9, 1999: Luscom 8A (N45740), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On 05/09/99, approx. 1532 mountain daylight time, a Luscombe 8A (N45740), operated by its owner, Mr. Arron l. taylor, sustained minor damage when it…
- [Incident 19891020055879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891020055879I), Oct 20, 1989: Luscom 8A (N45740), San Simon, AZ, Minor damage. Elected to make precautionary landing. Landed downwind and aircraft flipped onto its back. Windsock not visible.
- [Accident 19810628040789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628040789A), Jun 28, 1981: Luscom 8A (N45740), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Ground-looped off runway. Reported airplane encountered whirl-wind.

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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