# Accident 19770129001429A: Luscom 8E, Wichita, KS, January 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1977
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Comotara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2401K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2401K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 8 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770129001429A

## Narrative

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

PIPER PA-28,N6150J SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LEFT WING AMD FUSELAGE. PILOT STRUCK BY N2401K.

## 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 MKC77DCQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ15), Jan 29, 1977: Luscombe 8E (N2401K), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2401K (2)

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

- [Incident 20010901024039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010901024039I), Sep 1, 2001: Luscom 8E (N2401K), Claremore, OK, Minor damage. (-23) During a wheel landing with touchdown to the left side of center the tire tracks indicate the left tire departed the runway and then came back on the…
- [Accident 19730324009269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730324009269A), Mar 24, 1973: Luscom 8E (N2401K), Lake Orion, MI, Substantial damage. PIC at controls from right seat no brakes installed in that position. Hit drifted snow on rwy.

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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