# Accident 19791230036539A: Luscom 8E, Pulaski, VA, December 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pulaski, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0528° N, 80.7619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pulaski, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0528&lon=-80.7619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45765, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 153 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80DID07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DID07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791230036539A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN A FEW FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. GEAR TIE ROD FAILED AT WELD. ACFT VEERED INTO A TREE.

## 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 IAD80DID07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DID07), Dec 30, 1979: Luscombe 8E (N45765), Indian Valley, VA, 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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