# Incident 19831210071929I: Luscom 8A, North Platte, NE, December 10, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1983, 15:50 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Airport: Lee Bird
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71677, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71677-2014-11-13) (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 A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 7 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831210071929I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS THE TAIL WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AFTER A WHEEL LANDING. GROUND LOOPED.

## Other reports on N71677 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020118007979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020118007979A), Jan 18, 2002: Luscom 8A (N71677), Wahoo, NE, No damage. (-23) Instructor and student were practicing touch and goes at ahq on runway 20. While making an attempt to land, the instructor stated that the student had…

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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