# Accident 19750824027919A: Luscom 8A, Gonzales, LA, August 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1975
- Place: Gonzales, LA
- Airport: Denham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.2127° N, 90.9224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gonzales, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2127&lon=-90.9224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25168 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 548 total, 90 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824027919A

## Narrative

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

STANDING WATER & MUD ON RWY.

## 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 FTW76DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD06), Aug 24, 1975: Luscombe 8A (N25168), Gonzales, LA, 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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