# Accident 19780710018649A: Luscom 8A, Kingstown, RI, July 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1978
- Place: Kingstown, RI
- Airport: Quonset
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Aircraft: N1352K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1352K-1982-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 23 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710018649A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 15 KTS.COLLIDED WITH SEAWALL.

## 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 NYC78FNA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA36), Jul 10, 1978: Luscombe 8A (N1352K), Kingstown, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1352K (1)

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

- [Incident 19780621047019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780621047019I), Jun 21, 1978: Luscom 8A (N1352K), Fox Island, RI, Minor damage. Upon landing, the shaft on the tail wheel broke.

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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