# Incident 19780823047879I: Luscom 8E, Kenai, AK, August 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1978, 11:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1925K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1925K-2018-03-12) (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: 3,500 total, 50 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/19780823047879I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SOFT SANDY SPOT ON ROLLOUT. NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N1925K (2)

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

- [Incident 19871010073659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871010073659I), Oct 10, 1987: Luscom 8E (N1925K), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot hit a small ditch on takeoff roll due to obscured visibility through the windscreen. Gear was broken off.
- [Accident 19760509011649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760509011649A), May 9, 1976: Luscom 8E (N1925K), Apple Valley, CA, 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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