# Accident 19800611018529A: Luscom 8E, Selma, CA, June 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Selma, CA
- Airport: Selma
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5810° N, 119.6570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SELMA (0Q4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5810&lon=-119.6570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2775K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2775K) (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: 95 total, 10 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800611018529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING AND GROUND-LOOPED 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 LAX80DVA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA45), Jun 11, 1980: Luscombe 8-E (N2775K), Selma, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2775K (1)

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

- [Accident 19790324005089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324005089A), Mar 24, 1979: Luscom 8E (N2775K), Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing.

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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