# Accident 19750523013119A: Luscom 8A, Oshtemo, MI, May 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1975
- Place: Oshtemo, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.2589° N, 85.6775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshtemo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2589&lon=-85.6775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71101, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,123 total, 31 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523013119A

## Narrative

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

SINK RATE GREATER THAN PLT ANTICIPATED.

## 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 CHI75DEM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM43), May 23, 1975: Luscombe 8A (N71101), Oshtemo, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71101 (1)

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

- [Incident 20260802010939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260802010939I), Aug 2, 2026: Luscombe 8A (N71101), Fairfield, SC, Minor damage. While the pilot [privacy data omitted] was attempting to hand prop the aircraft [privacy data omitted] for start, the aircraft engine would not respond. The…

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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