# Accident 19751024034629A: Luscom 8E, Shafter, CA, October 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1975
- Place: Shafter, CA
- Airport: Shafter Kern Cty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2272K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 6 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DVA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751024034629A

## Narrative

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

PLTS FIRST SOLO FLT IN TYPE.

## 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 LAX76DVA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA23), Oct 24, 1975: Luscombe 8E (N2272K), Shafter, CA, 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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