# Accident 19790526021649A: Luscom 8A, Garrett, IL, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 12:55 local time
- Place: Garrett, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7972° N, 88.4246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garrett, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7972&lon=-88.4246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2381, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2381-2009-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,153 total, 38 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEV22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526021649A

## Narrative

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

PLT WAS BUZZING AREA & PERFORMED ACROBATICS AT A LOW ALT. ACFT THEN OBSERVED TO MAKE STEEP DIVE, FAILED TO PULL OUT

## 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 CHI79FEV22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV22), May 26, 1979: Luscomb 8A (N2381), Garrett, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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