# Accident 19770905025879A: Luscom 8E, CA, September 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1977
- Place: CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N71791, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71791-2017-02-04) (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 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,273 total, 71 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905025879A

## 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 LAX77DUG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUG60), Sep 5, 1977: Luscombe 8E (N71791), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71791 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770209001109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770209001109A), Feb 9, 1977: Luscom 8A (N71791), Big Bear City, CA, Substantial damage. Gusts 20K.

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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