# Accident 19830521021279A: Luscom 8A, Cle Elum, WA, May 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Cle Elum, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1995° N, 120.8992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1995&lon=-120.8992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71836, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71836) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 276 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830521021279A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES WHILE BUZZING RAFTERS ON A RIVER. WIRES BROKE, AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO BASE. LACKED ENDORSEMENT

## 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 SEA83LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA106), May 21, 1983: Luscombe 8A (N71836), Cle Elum, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71836 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960213040749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213040749A), Feb 13, 1996: Luscom 8A (N71836), Puyallup, WA, Substantial damage. Brake locked landing. Nosed over. Brake pad came loose. Jammed wheel. No solo endorsement or aircraft annual.

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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