# Accident 19771030035989A: Luscom 8A, La Fayette, NY, October 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1977
- Place: La Fayette, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.8923° N, 76.1052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaFayette, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8923&lon=-76.1052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515SF) (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 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771030035989A

## Narrative

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

1200FT GRASS STRIP.

## 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 NYC78DFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ04), Oct 30, 1977: Luscombe 8A (N515SF), La Fayette, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N515SF (2)

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

- [Accident 20070217013339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070217013339A), Feb 17, 2007: Luscom 8A (N515SF), Compton, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot PIC [privacy data omitted] was in the l/h seat of his Luscombe, passenger [privacy data omitted] was in the r/h seat, and both were at the…
- [Incident 19940430016519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940430016519I), Apr 30, 1994: Luscom 8A (N515SF), Durhamville, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft hit by wind gust on rollout. Lost directional control. Veered off runway. Aircraft overturned.

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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