# Accident 19780705014689A: Luscom 8E, Utica, NE, July 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1978
- Place: Utica, NE
- Airport: Flying V
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.8678° N, 97.3538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING V (0NE9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8678&lon=-97.3538&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2458K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2458K) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 18 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780705014689A

## Narrative

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

WIND VARIABLE,GUSTING 30K.

## 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 MKC78DCJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ26), Jul 5, 1978: Luscombe 8E (N2458K), Utica, NE, substantial damage

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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