# Accident 19800629032029A: Luscom 8F, Amagansett, NY, June 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Amagansett, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9834° N, 72.1301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amagansett, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9834&lon=-72.1301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3533G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3533G-1981-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629032029A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO AREA OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY DUE TO SEA FOG. DITCHED OFF-SHORE IN OCEAN. AIRPLANE SANK.

## 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 NYC80FHJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ17), Jun 29, 1980: Luscombe 8F (N3533G), Amagansett, NY, destroyed

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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