# Accident 19760917031099A: Luscom 8E, Loma, CO, September 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1976
- Place: Loma, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.2075° N, 108.8050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loma, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2075&lon=-108.8050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1492K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1492K-2012-06-27) (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 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTE99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE99) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760917031099A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 DEN76FTE99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE99), Sep 17, 1976: Luscombe 8E (N1492K), Loma, CO, 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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