# Incident 19780124004629I: Luscom 8A, Elmwood, WI, January 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1978, 14:00 local time
- Place: Elmwood, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7801° N, 92.1490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmwood, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7801&lon=-92.1490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1162B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1162B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (registry code 8190120, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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: 300 total, 275 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124004629I

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR BROKE THRU ICE WHILE TAXIING ON SNOW COVERED TAXIWAY. DAMAGE TO PROP, COWLING, ENGINE MOUNT.

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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