# Accident 19771218040901A: Luscom 8A, Pearland, TX, December 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1977
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Pearland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 29.5213° N, 95.2421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PEARLAND RGNL (LVJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5213&lon=-95.2421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1285K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1285K-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 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218040901A

## Narrative

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

TREES AND HANGAR OBSTRUCTED VIEW OF TRAFFIC ON OTHER RWY.NO RADIO INSTALLED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7975F, Cessna 150F: [Accident 19771218040902A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218040902A)

## 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 FTW78FRA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA11), Dec 18, 1977: Luscombe 8A (N1285K), Pearland, TX, 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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