# Accident 19810131003609A: Luscom 8E, Belleville, MI, January 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1981, 14:05 local time
- Place: Belleville, MI
- Airport: Larsen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1985° N, 83.4800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belleville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1985&lon=-83.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1430B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1430B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (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: 4,421 total, 95 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810131003609A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE IN GLIDE. LOW ON FINAL. ENGINE SPUTTERED. MADE HARD LANDING, BOUNCED, NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI81FEC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC11), Jan 31, 1981: Luscombe 8E (N1430B), Belleville, MI, 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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