# Accident 19770612017529A: Luscom 8A, Orcas Island, WA, June 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1977
- Place: Orcas Island, WA
- Airport: Eastsound
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 48.6543° N, 122.9382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orcas Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6543&lon=-122.9382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72041, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72041-1977-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770612017529A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT,FIRST SOLO FLT.

## 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 SEA77DYE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE23), Jun 12, 1977: Luscombe 8A (N72041), Orcas Island, WA, destroyed

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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