# Accident 19791104032829A: Luscom 8, Plymouth, FL, November 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Plymouth, FL
- Airport: Orlando North
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6922° N, 81.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6922&lon=-81.5473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2345K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2345K-2012-03-16) (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 8
- Reported engine: CONT A651
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,950 total, 1,009 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104032829A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE JAMMED 3/4 OPEN WHILE TAXING. BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD. STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA80FLD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD05), Nov 4, 1979: Luscombe 8A (N2345K), Plymouth, FL, 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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