# Incident 19810704056619I: Luscom 8E, Meredith, NH, July 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1981, 15:10 local time
- Place: Meredith, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6543° N, 71.4968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meredith, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6543&lon=-71.4968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1115B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1115B) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 30 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704056619I

## Narrative

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

ZA UNUSUAL ENGINE NOISE, SMOKE IN COCKPIT. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. LANDED IN FIELD. BROKEN EXHAUST INSIDE HEAT MUFF.

## Other reports on N1115B (1)

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

- [Accident 19750812028979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750812028979A), Aug 12, 1975: Luscom 8E (N1115B), Vallonia, IN, Substantial damage. L wg hit corn stalks. Acft nosed over.

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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