# Accident 19790629013869A: Luscom 8A, Winnsboro, LA, June 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1647° N, 91.7206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnsboro, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1647&lon=-91.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45950, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45950-1982-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 110 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629013869A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING TURN AROUND FROM PRACTICE AG RUN.PILOT OBSERVER A EXPERIENCED AG PILOT WAS HELPING PILOT ON PRACTICE

## 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 FTW79FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA090), Jun 29, 1979: Luscombe 8A (N45950), Winnsboro, LA, destroyed, 2 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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