# Accident 19780503010349A: Luscom 8F, Monte Vista, CO, May 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1978
- Place: Monte Vista, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.5785° N, 106.1502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monte Vista, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5785&lon=-106.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3545G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3545G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 130 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503010349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID TURBULENCE OR WINDSHEAR CAUSED UPSET.SURFACE WINDS GUS TO 30KTS.

## 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 DEN78FTE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE50), May 3, 1978: Luscombe 8F (N3545G), Monte Vista, CO, destroyed

## Other reports on N3545G (1)

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

- [Accident 19740729024489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740729024489A), Jul 29, 1974: Luscom 8E (N3545G), Del Norte, CO, Substantial damage. L brk cable pulley split,locked brake on.

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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