# Accident 19740828034799A: Luscom 8A, Fergus Falls, MN, August 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1974
- Place: Fergus Falls, MN
- Airport: Fergus Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 46.2844° N, 96.1567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FERGUS FALLS RGNL (FFM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2844&lon=-96.1567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71620, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71620-2000-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,933 total, 48 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DER21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740828034799A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN SOFT SAND FIELD.

## 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 MKC75DER21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER21), Aug 28, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N71620), Fergus Falls, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71620 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000727011319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727011319A), Jul 27, 2000: Luscom 8A (N71620), Kingfisher, OK, Destroyed. (-23) During the third and final approach to rwy. 17, Kingfisher, OK. (F92), with squall line approaching, a/c suddenly began sinking and airspeed dropped.…

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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