# Accident 19750830034839A: Luscom 8E, Mccarthy, AK, August 30, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1975
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 61.4333° N, 142.9217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCarthy, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4333&lon=-142.9217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2766A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2766A-2009-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (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: 3,064 total, 675 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830034839A

## Narrative

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

ONE WAY MTN STRIP,NARROW DWN SLOPE BORDERED BY TALL BRUSH. WG CAUGHT BRUSH

## 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 ANC76DAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG65), Aug 30, 1975: Luscombe 8E (N2766A), Mccarthy, AK, 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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