# Accident 19760327009739A: Luscom 8A, Atwood, CO, March 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1976
- Place: Atwood, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 40.5505° N, 103.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atwood, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5505&lon=-103.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1004K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1004K-1976-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76AD045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760327009739A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 3/28/76. HIT PWR LINES 30FT AGL.

## 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 DEN76AD045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD045), Mar 27, 1976: Luscombe 8A (N1004K), Atwood, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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