# Accident 19780714024529A: Luscom 8E, Fairfield, NC, July 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1978
- Place: Fairfield, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 35.5504° N, 76.2265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5504&lon=-76.2265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71956, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71956-1986-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 123 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714024529A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD78FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA083), Jul 14, 1978: Luscombe 8A (N71956), Fairfield, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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