# Accident 19740729024489A: Luscom 8E, Del Norte, CO, July 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1974
- Place: Del Norte, CO
- Airport: Shiloh Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.6780° N, 106.3530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Norte, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6780&lon=-106.3530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3545G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3545G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,320 total, 72 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740729024489A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 DEN75DTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE09), Jul 29, 1974: Luscombe 8F (N3545G), Del Norte, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3545G (1)

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

- [Accident 19780503010349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503010349A), May 3, 1978: Luscom 8F (N3545G), Monte Vista, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot said turbulence or windshear caused upset. Surface winds gus to 30KTS.

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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