# Accident 19820620023339A: Luscom 8A, Wendover, UT, June 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1982, 20:45 local time
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Airport: Wendover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8204° N, 113.5695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8204&lon=-113.5695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77947, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77947-2013-05-09) (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 A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 454 total, 89 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620023339A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLLOUT. GROUND-LOOPED. BLAMED CONTROL LOSS ON HIGH HEELED BOOTS.

## 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 DEN82DA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA104), Jun 21, 1982: Luscombe 8A (N77947), Wendover, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N77947 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970222001759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970222001759A), Feb 22, 1997: Luscom 8A (N77947), Morgan, UT, Substantial damage. Mixture control wnet to idle cutoff. Landed on I84. Nosed over. Mixture sheathing seperated blocked mixture control.
- [Incident 19851201070259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851201070259I), Dec 1, 1985: Luscom 8A (N77947), Morgan, UT. During climb mixture went to lean. Landed on road and freed stuck mixture control. Cold weather a factor.

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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