# Accident 19790421007439A: Luscom 8E, Lanesville, IN, April 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lanesville, IN
- Airport: Lanesville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2394° N, 85.9821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lanesville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2394&lon=-85.9821&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2698K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2698K-2022-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (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: 801 total, 8 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEX23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421007439A

## Narrative

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

UNIVERSAL PROPELLER MODEL 72A48.OUTBOARD METAL TIPPING AND ABOUT 6 INCHES OF THE PROPELLER BLADE NOT FOUND.

## 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 CHI79FEX23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX23), Apr 21, 1979: Luscombe 8E (N2698K), Lanesville, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2698K (1)

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

- [Accident 19760205001109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760205001109A), Feb 5, 1976: Luscom 8E (N2698K), Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. Acft nosed ovr.

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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