# Accident 19780910028279A: Luscom 8A, Baxter Springs, KS, September 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: Baxter Springs, KS
- Airport: Swalley Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.0200° N, 94.7350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baxter Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0200&lon=-94.7350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45455, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45455-1981-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 698 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCQ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCQ39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910028279A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF ON ROUGH GRASS AREA BESIDE PAVED RUNWAY.WITNESS OBSE STEEP BANK AFTER 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 MKC78FCQ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCQ39), Sep 10, 1978: Luscombe 8A (N45455), Baxter Springs, KS, 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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