# Accident 19780318003799A: Luscom 8A, Flora Vista, NM, March 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1978
- Place: Flora Vista, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 36.8031° N, 108.0902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flora Vista, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8031&lon=-108.0902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2251K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2251K-1980-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780318003799A

## Narrative

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

PLT EXPIRED 4/8/78.

## 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 DEN78FQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA15), Mar 18, 1978: Luscombe 8A (N2251K), Flora Vista, NM, destroyed

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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