# Accident 19800727030669A: Luscom 8F, Sullivan, MO, July 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1980, 16:10 local time
- Place: Sullivan, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2126° N, 91.1640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sullivan, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2126&lon=-91.1640&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9930C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9930C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire 8F (registry code 8190154, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 197 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800727030669A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON CLOSED GRASS RUNWAY INTO WIND. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. AREA NOT MOWED. HAD 30 INCH HIGH GRASS.

## 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 MKC80DCA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCA25), Jul 27, 1980: Luscombe 8F (N9930C), Sullivan, MO, 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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