# Accident 19760705019339A: Luscom 8A, Plainfield, VT, July 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1976
- Place: Plainfield, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 44.2805° N, 72.4312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2805&lon=-72.4312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1083K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1083K-1976-08-24) (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: 227 total, 64 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705019339A

## Narrative

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

LOW PASS,PULLED UP TO CLEAR TREE & STALLED.

## 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 NYC76AN108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN108), Jul 5, 1976: Luscombe 8A (N1083K), Plainfield, VT, 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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