# Incident 19790617022129I: Luscom 8E, San Diego, CA, June 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1979, 09:08 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45486, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45486) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 0 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/19790617022129I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N45486 (2)

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

- [Accident 20070803016309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070803016309A), Aug 3, 2007: Luscom 8E (N45486), Polson, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 3, 2007, at 0930 local time, a Luscombe 8E, serial number 2013, N45486, registered to [privacy data omitted] and piloted by [privacy data…
- [Accident 19820920056329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820920056329A), Sep 20, 1982: Luscom 8E (N45486), Ramona, CA, Destroyed. Student on first solo flight veered to left on takeoff roll. Lifted off too early. Stalled, fell off to the left.

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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