# Accident 19760622016979A: Luscom 8A, Fruitport, MI, June 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1976
- Place: Fruitport, MI
- Airport: Memorial Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.1255° N, 86.1561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fruitport, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1255&lon=-86.1561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45589, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45589-2018-02-27) (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: 700 total, 17 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760622016979A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI76FEM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM47), Jun 22, 1976: Luscombe 8A (N45589), Fruitport, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N45589 (1)

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

- [Incident 20081122851619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081122851619I), Nov 22, 2008: Luscom 8A (N45589), Lewisburg, TN, Substantial damage. The pilot/owner of the Luscombe 8A was outside the aircraft starting the aircraft by hand proping the engine. He had instructed his passenger to reduce the…

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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