# Accident 19790817023459A: Luscom 8E, Plainville, CT, August 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1979, 18:15 local time
- Place: Plainville, CT
- Airport: Robertson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6893° N, 72.8647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROBERTSON FLD (4B8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6893&lon=-72.8647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2476K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2476K-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 142 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817023459A

## Narrative

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

SUSPECTED AIRSPEED INDICATION ERROR. STALLED AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH. CLOGGED PITOT LINE.

## 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 NYC79FNE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE19), Aug 17, 1979: Luscombe 8E (N2476K), Plainville, CT, 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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