# Accident 19770731023329A: Luscom 8, Gillette, WY, July 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1977
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette Campbell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71796, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71796-2019-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8 (registry code 8190102, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTC26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTC26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770731023329A

## 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 DEN77FTC26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTC26), Jul 31, 1977: Luscombe 8A (N71796), Gillette, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71796 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160425004229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160425004229A), Apr 25, 2016: Luscombe 8 (N71796), Maryville, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot was landing the aircraft on runway 32. Upon landing, the aircraft started to drift to the left of the runway. Pilot states he applied right rudder to…

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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