# Incident 19790203004719I: Luscom 8A, Livermore, CA, February 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1979, 15:29 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77819, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77819) (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 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 31 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/19790203004719I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING RESULTED IN RIGHT GEAR BREAKING OFF WHILE TAXIING.

## Other reports on N77819 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781231019939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781231019939I), Dec 31, 1978: Luscom 8A (N77819), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Pilot observed no oil pressure during climbout. Had just changed oil. Pump may not have regained prime.

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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