# Accident 19750519011989A: Luscom 8A, Plano, TX, May 19, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1975
- Place: Plano, TX
- Airport: Dallas North
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.0198° N, 96.6989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0198&lon=-96.6989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1462K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1462K-1989-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FPA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750519011989A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTMPTD LNDG IN X-WND IN TAIL WHEEL ACFT FOR FIRST TIME.HAD 1.5 SOLO IN TYPE.OTR RWY WAS AVAIL

## 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 FTW75FPA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPA26), May 19, 1975: Luscombe 8A (N1462K), Plano, TX, 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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