37.5483° N, 121.9886° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 26, 1978 · 19:30 local
Place
Fremont, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71195
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total27 in this make and model0 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.
Tail tiedown chain broke after plane was propped. Moved forward striking 7917Z and 7250S which were parked.
As the FAA filed it
TAIL TIEDOWN CHAIN BROKE AFTER PLANE WAS PROPPED. MOVED FORWARD STRIKING 7917Z AND 7250S WHICH WERE PARKED.