# Accident 19770515011739A: Luscom 8A, Alderwood Mnr, WA, May 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1977
- Place: Alderwood Mnr, WA
- Airport: Martha Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 47.8631° N, 122.2379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Martha Lake Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8631&lon=-122.2379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1289K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1289K-2009-06-30) (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 8A
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 631 total, 327 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770515011739A

## Narrative

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

PLT INSTALLED C85 ENG,IMPROPER CARB ADJUSTMENT.ENG QUIT IN CLIMB,AGAIN IN TURN TWD ARPT.

## 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 SEA77FYE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE18), May 15, 1977: Luscombe 8A (N1289K), Alderwood Mnr, WA, 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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