# Accident 19770519011779A: Luscom 8A, Glendale, AZ, May 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1977
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.5269° N, 112.2951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLENDALE RGNL (GEU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5269&lon=-112.2951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71413, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71413) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 357 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUJ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519011779A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX77DUJ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ51), May 19, 1977: Luscombe 8A (N71413), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71413 (1)

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

- [Incident 19851018062589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851018062589I), Oct 18, 1985: Luscom 8A (N71413), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Elevator and rudder controls jammed on takeoff. Landed causing damage to right wing. Knife in controls under floor.

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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