# Accident 19790909031739A: Luscom 8C, Bishop, TX, September 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bishop, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5853° N, 97.7974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bishop, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5853&lon=-97.7974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41914, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41914) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C (registry code 8190124, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 549 total, 60 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909031739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING.

## 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 FTW79FRG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG56), Sep 9, 1979: Luscombe 8C (N41914), Bishop, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41914 (2)

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

- [Incident 19930927043149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930927043149I), Sep 27, 1993: Luscom 8C (N41914), Burley, ID, Minor damage. Practicing taxiing procedures with a tail dragger. Set brakes too hard and cut power. Tail came up. Ground looped.
- [Accident 19770221005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770221005539A), Feb 21, 1977: Luscom 8C (N41914), Rockport, TX, 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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