# Accident 19810719042159A: Luscom 8A, Egg Harbor, WI, July 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1981, 20:05 local time
- Place: Egg Harbor, WI
- Airport: Freedom
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0513° N, 87.3049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Egg Harbor, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0513&lon=-87.3049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21996, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21996) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,401 total, 44 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEP39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719042159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR HIT WIRES AND CAUSED CRASH DURING LANDING APPROACH.

## 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 CHI81DEP39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP39), Jul 19, 1981: Luscombe 8A (N21996), Egg Harbor, WI, 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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