# Accident 19791104030479A: Luscom 8A, Winterset, IA, November 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1979, 11:35 local time
- Place: Winterset, IA
- Airport: Winterset
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3628° N, 94.0212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINTERSET MUNI (3Y3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3628&lon=-94.0212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41961, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41961) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 36 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104030479A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL. HIT RUNWAY LIGHT, GROUND LOOPED, HIT BANK. FACT: CROSSWIND 90 DEGREES.

## 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 MKC80FCD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD06), Nov 4, 1979: Luscombe 8A (N41961), Winterset, IA, 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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