# Accident 19740707023062A: Luscom 8E, Compton, CA, July 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1974
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2825K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2825K-1974-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,754 total, 305 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75AL002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740707023062A

## Narrative

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

LONG STRAIGHT-IN APCH.CESSNA,N6019G,USING SHRTR LH PATTERN,HIT L HOR STAB.UNICOM AVAIL,NOT MANNED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6019G, Cessna 150K: [Accident 19740707023061A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740707023061A)

## 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 LAX75AL002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL002), Jul 7, 1974: Luscombe 8E (N2825K), Compton, CA, 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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