# Accident 19750622020621A: Luscom 8E, Elkhart, IN, June 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1975
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Mishawaka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1202K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1202K-1980-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 183 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FET22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750622020621A

## Narrative

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

GR COLLAPSED DRG GROUND-LOOP ACFT SKIDDED FWD AND STRUCK N12453,SUB DMG.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N12453, Waco PLA: [Accident 19750622020622A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750622020622A)

## 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 CHI75FET22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET22), Jun 22, 1975: Luscombe 8E (N1202K), Elkhart, IN, 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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