# Accident 19761022034069A: Luscom 8A, Burlington, CT, October 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1976
- Place: Burlington, CT
- Airport: Johnnycake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.7693° N, 72.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7693&lon=-72.9645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1170K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1170K) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 509 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761022034069A

## Narrative

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

PIC ATTEMPTD TURN FROM RUNWAY WITH THE TAIL IN THE AIR.

## 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 NYC77FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE04), Oct 22, 1976: Luscombe 8A (N1170K), Burlington, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1170K (1)

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

- [Incident 19910426021459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910426021459I), Apr 26, 1991: Luscom 8A (N1170K), Nashua, NH, Minor damage. Had strong left quartering tail wind on landing. Unable to control. Right gear strut broke. Had a wind shift.

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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