# Accident 19790715024829A: Luscom 8A, Brownsburg, IN, July 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Brownsburg, IN
- Airport: Brownsburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8344° N, 86.3857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsburg, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8344&lon=-86.3857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1364K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1364K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90-12F (registry code 17183, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,960 total, 836 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEX42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715024829A

## Narrative

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

ENG. STOP. ON FINAL APPROACH DUE TO CARB. ICE. HIT DITCH SHORT OF RWY. BOUNCED, LANDED INVERTED ON RWY.

## 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 CHI79DEX42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX42), Jul 15, 1979: Luscombe 8A (N1364K), Brownsburg, IN, substantial damage

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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