# Accident 19760912028819A: Luscom 8A, Sterling, PA, September 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1976
- Place: Sterling, PA
- Airport: Spring Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.3474° N, 75.4159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRING HILL (24PS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3474&lon=-75.4159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45960, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45960-2012-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (registry code 8190120, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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: 1,550 total, 8 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DHA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760912028819A

## Narrative

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

L GR STRUCK A DITCH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BANK.

## 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 NYC76DHA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA53), Sep 12, 1976: Luscombe 8A (N45960), Sterling, 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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