# Accident 19740906028909A: Luscom 8C, Rio Vista, TX, September 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1974
- Place: Rio Vista, TX
- Airport: Smith Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 32.2348° N, 97.3731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Vista, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2348&lon=-97.3731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28617, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28617) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8C (registry code 8190108, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 731 total, 10 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DPD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740906028909A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW75DPD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD06), Sep 6, 1974: Luscombe 8C (N28617), Rio Vista, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N28617 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760314006469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760314006469A), Mar 14, 1976: Luscom 8C (N28617), Keene, TX, Substantial damage. Idle adjusted too low.

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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