# Accident 19740623022479A: Luscom 8A, Grant, CO, June 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1974
- Place: Grant, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.4597° N, 105.6617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grant, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4597&lon=-105.6617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77883, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77883) (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: 150 total, 4 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTE90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE90) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740623022479A

## Narrative

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

DENSITY ALT 15000FT.COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLT AND AVOID TERRAIN.

## 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 DEN74DTE90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE90), Jun 23, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N77883), Grant, CO, 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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