# Accident 19760103000019A: Luscom 8A, Independence, MO, January 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1976
- Place: Independence, MO
- Airport: Independence
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71372, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71372) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 574 total, 96 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760103000019A

## Narrative

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

ACFT BOUNCED DRG CROSSWIND LNDG.WIND GUSTING 20K

## 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 MKC76FCG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG41), Jan 3, 1976: Luscombe 8A (N71372), Independence, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71372 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20251108015969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251108015969I), Nov 8, 2025: Luscombe 8A (N71372), Gonzales, TX, Minor damage. On 9 November 2025 at approximately 1322 CDT, aircraft N71373, a 1946 Luscombe 8A, serial number 2799 attempted to land at Gonzales Municipal Airport (T20),…

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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