# Accident 19770604014329A: Luscom 8A, Littleton, CO, June 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1977
- Place: Littleton, CO
- Airport: Littleton Aitport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.5904° N, 105.0201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littleton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5904&lon=-105.0201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45779, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45779-2012-07-24) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,286 total, 2,960 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770604014329A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW,HIT TREES & BROKE WINDSHIELD.

## 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 DEN77FTE54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE54), Jun 4, 1977: Lusgombe 8A (N45779), Littleton, CO, 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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