# Accident 19770821025519A: Luscom 8E, Fullerton, CA, August 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1977
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton,Ca
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8857&lon=-117.9280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2726K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2726K-2007-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 855 total, 661 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821025519A

## Narrative

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

MOUNTING BOLT FORWARD STRUT OF RT GEAR FAILED.

## 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 LAX77FUA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA20), Aug 21, 1977: Luscombe 8E (N2726K), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2726K (1)

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

- [Accident 19750823033462A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823033462A), Aug 23, 1975: Luscom 8E (N2726K), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. N2726K hit frm r rear & above. Both acft lnd ok.

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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