# Accident 19790219003259A: Luscom 8A, Trenton, MO, February 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1979, 15:15 local time
- Place: Trenton, MO
- Airport: Trenton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0835° N, 93.5906° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRENTON MUNI (TRX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0835&lon=-93.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28796, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28796) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8B (registry code 8190106, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 14 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219003259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED INTO SNOWBANK ON SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC79DCG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG30), Feb 19, 1979: Luscombe 8A (N28796), Trenton, MO, 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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