# Accident 19750316005119A: Luscom 8E, Rumford, ME, March 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1975
- Place: Rumford, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 44.5448° N, 70.5602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rumford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5448&lon=-70.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1540K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1540K-1975-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316005119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC75AN092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN092), Mar 16, 1975: Luscombe 8E (N1540K), Rumford, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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