# Accident 19751025034659A: Luscom 8, Milton, VT, October 25, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1975
- Place: Milton, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 44.6294° N, 73.1226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milton, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6294&lon=-73.1226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1808B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1808B-2018-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8 (registry code 8190102, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,330 total, 85 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNC30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC30-151372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751025034659A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED. WIND GUSTING 20K. PLT NOT SEAPLANE RATED. STC SA4-173 ONLY FOR LAND PLANES.

## 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 NYC76FNC30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC30-151372), Oct 25, 1975: Luscombe 8E (N1808B), Milton, VT, 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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