# Accident 19770220003549A: Luscom 8A, Rockbridge, OH, February 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1977
- Place: Rockbridge, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.5862° N, 82.5262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockbridge, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5862&lon=-82.5262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77963, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77963-2017-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 40 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK23-157790) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220003549A

## Narrative

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

TKOF FRM SHORT FARM FLD AFTR PREC LDG DUE WX.

## 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 CHI77FEK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK23-157790), Feb 20, 1977: Luscombe 8A (N77963), Rockbridge, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N77963 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790228008449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228008449I), Feb 28, 1979: Luscom 8E (N77963), Lexington, OH, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout in crosswind and struck snowbank.

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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