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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Salem, MI · February 4, 1978

Date
February 4, 1978
Place
Salem, MI
Airport
Salem
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71531
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI78FEC12
Reported as
Luscom 8E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,537 total538 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt stated he suspects wheel chocks slipped down against back SID control stick.

As the FAA filed it

PLT STATED HE SUSPECTS WHEEL CHOCKS SLIPPED DOWN AGAINST BACK SID CONTROL STICK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.