# Accident 19781130040739A: Luscom 8E, Greenwood, IN, November 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1978
- Place: Greenwood, IN
- Airport: Skyway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.6034° N, 86.1052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwood, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6034&lon=-86.1052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71897, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71897-2013-08-20) (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 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 182 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEX11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781130040739A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI79DEX11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX11), Nov 30, 1978: Luscombe 8A (N71897), Greenwood, IN, 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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