# Accident 19741027035449A: Luscom 8A, Simi Valley, CA, October 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1974
- Place: Simi Valley, CA
- Airport: Santa Susana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.2700° N, 118.7059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Santa Susana Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2700&lon=-118.7059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77965, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77965-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DUQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUQ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741027035449A

## Narrative

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

ACFT VEERED RT,LFT RUDDR & BRAKE APPLIED & ACFT NOSED OVR ON TO BACK.BRAKES HAD JUST BEEN ADJUSTED

## 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 LAX75DUQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUQ16), Oct 27, 1974: Luscombe 8E (N77965), Simi Valley, CA, 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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