# Incident 19790228008449I: Luscom 8E, Lexington, OH, February 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lexington, OH
- Airport: Dotson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6806° N, 82.5788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6806&lon=-82.5788&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77963, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77963-2017-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 39 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/19790228008449I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT IN CROSSWIND AND STRUCK SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N77963 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770220003549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220003549A), Feb 20, 1977: Luscom 8A (N77963), Rockbridge, OH, Substantial damage. Tkof frm short farm fld aftr prec ldg due wx.

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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