# Accident 19760523012379A: Luscom 8A, Port Orchard, WA, May 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1976
- Place: Port Orchard, WA
- Airport: Port Orchard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.4323° N, 122.6679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORT ORCHARD (4WA9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4323&lon=-122.6679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71629, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71629-1977-07-18) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 16 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760523012379A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER INADVERTENTLY APPLIED BRAKES

## 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 SEA76DYE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE42), May 23, 1976: Luscombe 8A (N71629), Port Orchard, WA, 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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