19750316005119A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Rumford, ME · March 16, 1975

Date
March 16, 1975
Place
Rumford, ME
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1540K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC75AN092
Reported as
Luscom 8E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt attempted loop at an altitude insufficent to effect a safe recovery.

As the FAA filed it

PLT ATTEMPTED LOOP AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICENT TO EFFECT A SAFE RECOVERY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.