# Accident 19760517010509A: Luscom 8A, Skippack, PA, May 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1976
- Place: Skippack, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.2212° N, 75.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skippack, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2212&lon=-75.4011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77832, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77832-2015-05-11) (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: 480 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760517010509A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM SHORT FIELD,HIGH GRASS,SOFT TURF DID NOT CLEAR TREES,FERRY PERMIT ISSUED,FOR TAKEOFF

## 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 NYC76FHA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA33), May 17, 1976: Luscombe 8A (N77832), Skippack, PA, 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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