# Accident 19840516076239A: Luscom 8A, Colcord, OK, May 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1984, 07:48 local time
- Place: Colcord, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2591° N, 94.6906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2591&lon=-94.6906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45906, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45906) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (registry code 8190120, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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: 162 total, 128 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840516076239A

## Narrative

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

HIGH GRASS IMPEDED DOWNWIND WESTERLY TAKEOFF. PPOWERLINES AT EAST END. STRUCK WIRE FENCE AND FENCE POST.

## 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 FTW84LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA233), May 16, 1984: Luscombe 8A (N45906), Colcord, OK, 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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