# Accident 19740803026819A: Luscom 8E, San Felipe, NM, August 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1974
- Place: San Felipe, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N2568K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2568K-1989-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 50 in this make and model, 311 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DQA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740803026819A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLIDED WITH BOULDER DURNG ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF FROM UNPREPARED AREA

## 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 DEN75DQA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA07), Aug 3, 1974: Luscombe 8E (N2568K), San Felipe, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2568K (1)

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

- [Accident 19860816040609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860816040609A), Aug 16, 1986: Luscom 8E (N2568K), Fallbrook, CA, Substantial damage. Made rolling takeoff. Swerved, overcontrolled. Left the runway and struck an enbankment.

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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