# Accident 19810625036292A: Luscom 8A, Tifton, GA, June 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1981, 19:40 local time
- Place: Tifton, GA
- Airport: Henry T. Myers
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4621° N, 83.5205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tifton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4621&lon=-83.5205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71658 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 32 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810625036292A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE BY ANOTHER AIRPLANE, N8266E. BOTH ON FINAL.  CRASHED ON RUNWAY THRESHOLD. NO RADIO. NO LIGHTS

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8266E, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19810625036291A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810625036291A)

## 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 ATL81FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA086), Jun 25, 1981: Luscombe 8A (N71658), Tifton, GA, 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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