# Accident 19810813050569A: Luscom 8A, Byers, CO, August 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Byers, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7094° N, 104.2128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byers, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7094&lon=-104.2128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77810, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77810) (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: 1,800 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813050569A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SPIRALED UNCONTROLLED INTO GROUND. INVESTIGATOR FOUND BLOCK OF WOOD USED AS CHOCK IN COCKPIT. CONTROLS OK.

## 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 DEN81FTE63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE63), Aug 13, 1981: Luscombe 8A (N77810), Byers, CO, 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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