# Accident 19770221005539A: Luscom 8C, Rockport, TX, February 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1977
- Place: Rockport, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 28.0478° N, 97.0499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0478&lon=-97.0499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41914, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41914) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C (registry code 8190124, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total, 7 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770221005539A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW77FRG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG28), Feb 21, 1977: Luscombe 8C (N41914), Rockport, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41914 (2)

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

- [Incident 19930927043149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930927043149I), Sep 27, 1993: Luscom 8C (N41914), Burley, ID, Minor damage. Practicing taxiing procedures with a tail dragger. Set brakes too hard and cut power. Tail came up. Ground looped.
- [Accident 19790909031739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909031739A), Sep 9, 1979: Luscom 8C (N41914), Bishop, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing.

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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