# Accident 19850725033729A: Luscom 8A, Valparaiso, IN, July 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter Co Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4701° N, 87.0491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4701&lon=-87.0491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2071K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2071K) (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: 674 total, 402 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725033729A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER AFTER TAIL LIFTED DURING ROLLOUT. WHEEL LANDING ATTEMPTED.

## 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 CHI85LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA313), Jul 25, 1985: Luscombe 8A (N2071K), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2071K (1)

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

- [Accident 20210904014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210904014049A), Sep 4, 2021: Luscombe 8A (N2071K), Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. On September 4, 2021, at approximately 1430 eastern daylight time, a Luscombe 8A aircraft, N2071K, overran runway 5 at Smith Field (smd), Fort Wayne, Indiana.…

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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