# Accident 19760120003319A: Luscom 8A, Albany, OR, January 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1976
- Place: Albany, OR
- Airport: Albany Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 44.6378° N, 123.0594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY MUNI (S12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6378&lon=-123.0594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1933B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1933B-2015-05-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 129 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760120003319A

## Narrative

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

OIL PUMP WORN.CAMSHAFT REAR BRG JOURNAL SURFACE DEEPLY GALLED AND PITTED.HAD TO LND IN SHORT AREA.

## 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 SEA76FYC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC27), Jan 20, 1976: Luscombe 8A (N1933B), Albany, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1933B (2)

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

- [Accident 20021103030429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021103030429A), Nov 3, 2002: Luscom 8A (N1933B), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] NTSB # ANC03CA010 airman reported that he was flying the aircraft from chena marina airport to Fairbanks airport, under tower…
- [Incident 20001105031819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001105031819I), Nov 5, 2000: Luscom 8A (N1933B), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23)After landing on runway 1R at Fairbanks International Airport, [privacy data omitted] encountered a right gusty crosswind which caused the aircraft to…

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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