# Accident 19770703020709A: Luscom 8A, Walcott, WY, July 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1977
- Place: Walcott, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.7611° N, 106.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walcott, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7611&lon=-106.8450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71257, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71257-1977-09-22) (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: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTC18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770703020709A

## Narrative

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

MED CERT STATED 1500HRS DATED 4/29/76. RELATIVE STATED PLT FLEW LOW & PARALLEL ROADS ON X-COUNTRY

## 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 DEN77FTC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTC18), Jul 3, 1977: Luscombe 8A (N71257), Walcott, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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