# Accident 19750812028979A: Luscom 8E, Vallonia, IN, August 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1975
- Place: Vallonia, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8485° N, 86.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vallonia, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8485&lon=-86.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1115B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1115B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 35 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76DEA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750812028979A

## Narrative

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

L WG HIT CORN STALKS.ACFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI76DEA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEA06), Aug 12, 1975: Luscombe 8F (N1115B), Vallonia, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1115B (1)

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

- [Incident 19810704056619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704056619I), Jul 4, 1981: Luscom 8E (N1115B), Meredith, NH, Minor damage. Za unusual engine noise, smoke in cockpit. Shut down engine. Landed in field. Broken exhaust inside heat muff.

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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