# Accident 19741024033929A: Luscom 8E, Block Island, RI, October 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1974
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Airport: Old Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.1918° N, 71.5745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Block Island, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1918&lon=-71.5745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37087, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37087) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741024033929A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQPD.L REAR FLOAT BALL FITTING BENT AND DISCONNECTED.

## 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 NYC75FNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA23), Oct 24, 1974: Luscombe 8F (N37087), Block Island, RI, 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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