# Accident 19810525028539A: Luscom 8A, East Moriches, NY, May 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1981, 16:31 local time
- Place: East Moriches, NY
- Airport: Spadaro'S
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8088° N, 72.7566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Moriches, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8088&lon=-72.7566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71983, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71983) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (registry code 8190120, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525028539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC81FHJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ07), May 25, 1981: Luscombe 8A (N71983), East Moriches, NY, destroyed

## Other reports on N71983 (2)

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

- [Accident 20230520005839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230520005839A), May 20, 2023: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (N71983), Texico, NM, Substantial damage. On may 20, 2023, at 09:30, a Luscombe L8 aircraft bearing registration number [privacy data omitted], registered to the private owner, experienced a loss of…
- [Incident 19930327009789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930327009789I), Mar 27, 1993: Luscom 8A (N71983), Manchester, NH, Minor damage. Pilot lost control after touchdown. Veered left. Departed runway. Hit snow drift and overturned.

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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