# Accident 19750331007159A: Luscom 8B, The Dalles, OR, March 31, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1975
- Place: The Dalles, OR
- Airport: The Dalles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.5984° N, 121.1524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of The Dalles, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5984&lon=-121.1524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28551, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28551-2002-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8B (registry code 8190106, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 127 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DYC30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750331007159A

## Narrative

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

LND IN PARK,OVERSHOT.SWERVED TO AVOID STONE WALL

## 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 SEA75DYC30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC30), Mar 31, 1975: Luscombe 8A (N28551), The Dalles, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N28551 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890904065379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904065379I), Sep 4, 1989: Luscom 8B (N28551), Kent, WA, Minor damage. Engine misfiring inflight. Elected to land in a field. Suspect carburator ice.

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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