# Accident 19790324005089A: Luscom 8E, Redlands, CA, March 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0556° N, 117.1825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redlands, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0556&lon=-117.1825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2775K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2775K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 8 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324005089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING.

## 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 LAX79FUG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG26), Mar 24, 1979: Luscombe 8E (N2775K), Redlands, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2775K (1)

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

- [Accident 19800611018529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800611018529A), Jun 11, 1980: Luscom 8E (N2775K), Selma, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control during landing and ground-looped aircraft.

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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