# Accident 19840519017989A: Luscom 8E, Ortonville, MI, May 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1984, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ortonville, MI
- Airport: Willie Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8497° N, 83.4394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8497&lon=-83.4394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N455C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N455C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 33 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840519017989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING WHICH COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 CHI84LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA202), May 19, 1984: Luscombe 8E (N455C), Ortonville, MI, 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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