# Accident 19741124042449A: Luscom 8E, Brandon, FL, November 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1974
- Place: Brandon, FL
- Airport: Brandon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 27.9378° N, 82.2859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brandon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9378&lon=-82.2859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2721K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2721K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 30 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DLD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741124042449A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED FAST TAIL SECTION LIFTED OFF GND WHEN PLT APPLIED BRAKES,LOST CTL.

## 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 MIA75DLD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD42), Nov 24, 1974: Luscombe 8E (N2721K), Brandon, FL, 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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