# Accident 19751020035431A: Luscom 8A, Urbana, IL, October 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1975
- Place: Urbana, IL
- Airport: Illini
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.1101° N, 88.1973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1101&lon=-88.1973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77964, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77964-1976-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 63 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEV18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751020035431A

## Narrative

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

TKOF RWY 22 BEECH ACFT LNDD RWY 28.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8849A, Beech B35: [Accident 19751020035432A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751020035432A)

## 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 CHI76FEV18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV18), Oct 20, 1975: Luscombe 8A (N77964), Urbana, IL, 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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