# Incident 19780731044619I: Luscom 8A, Peoria, IL, July 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1978, 11:37 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71293, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71293-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731044619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO A ROUGH ENGINE. SPARK PLUGS WERE FOULED WITH CARBON.

## Other reports on N71293 (1)

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

- [Incident 20130323003759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130323003759I), Mar 23, 2013: Luscombe 8A (N71293), Walnut Ridge, AR, Minor damage. On March 23, 2013, at 1400 CDT, a Luscombe 8A, N71293, was taxiing at Walnut Ridge regional airport, Walnut Ridge, AR when the left gear collapsed.

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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