# Accident 19770601019409A: Luscom 8A, Carleton, MI, June 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1977
- Place: Carleton, MI
- Airport: Wickenheiser Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.0181° N, 83.3772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Wickenheiser Airport (W87), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0181&lon=-83.3772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45976, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45976-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,357 total, 0 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEC28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770601019409A

## 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 CHI77FEC28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC28), Jun 1, 1977: Luscombe 8A (N45976), Carleton, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N45976 (1)

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

- [Accident 20100306030109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100306030109A), Mar 6, 2010: Luscombe 8A (N45976), Savannah, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. A written statement provided by a witness mentioned that he provided a prop off to the PIC. After takeoff, pilot was not seen again. Local law inforcement…

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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