# Incident 19820127011309I: Luscom 8A, Delavan, WI, January 27, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Delavan, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6302° N, 88.6306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delavan, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6302&lon=-88.6306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77863, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77863) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 270 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820127011309I

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. AIRPLANE WEATHER-VANED INTO CROSSWIND AND NOSED UP LANDING ON ROAD. LOOSE OIL TEMP PLUG.

## Other reports on N77863 (1)

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

- [Accident 20220625020399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220625020399A), Jun 25, 2022: Luscombe 8A (N77863), New Market, VA, Substantial damage. The 1946 Luscombe 8A aircraft took off, heading south into the wind, from a grass strip runway which had a slight uphill grade, located at 9VA4. 75-100 yards…

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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