# Accident 19781119035389A: Luscom 8E, Saratoga Spgs, NY, November 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1978
- Place: Saratoga Spgs, NY
- Airport: Saratoga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 43.0507° N, 73.8616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARATOGA COUNTY (5B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0507&lon=-73.8616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1917B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1917B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,978 total, 95 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DFA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781119035389A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 35 KNOTS

## 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 NYC79DFA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA03), Nov 19, 1978: Luscombe 8F (N1917B), Saratoga Spgs, NY, 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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