# Accident 19780827026469A: Luscom 8E, Jackpot, NV, August 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1978
- Place: Jackpot, NV
- Airport: Jackpot Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.9795° N, 114.6646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackpot, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9795&lon=-114.6646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71646 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,309 total, 1,262 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DXQ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780827026469A

## Narrative

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

UPHILL TKOF.

## 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 OAK78DXQ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ42), Aug 27, 1978: Luscombe 8E (N71646), Jackpot, NV, destroyed

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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