# Incident 19780307014009I: Luscom 8E, Pacoima, CA, March 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1978, 17:45 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2593° N, 118.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITEMAN (WHP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-118.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1217B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1217B-2013-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 15 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/19780307014009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND PROPPED HIS AIRPLANE, IT STARTED, RAMMED TWO PARKED AIRPLANES, THEN STOPPED.

## Other reports on N1217B (1)

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

- [Accident 19941220041901A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941220041901A), Dec 20, 1994: Luscom 8E (N1217B), Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Lost control. Veered off runway striking N7112V that was on taxiway for engine runup.

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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