# Incident 19951202041649I: Luscom 8A, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, December 2, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1995, 08:50 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5711° N, 114.3583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HAVASU CITY (HII), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-114.3583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77917, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77917) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 18 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951202041649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 2, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 0850 MST, PRIVATE PILOT, MR. HARRY M. CHRISTENSEN, PILOT IN COMMAND OF N77917, A LUSCOMBE 8A, AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT THE LAKE HAVASU CITY AIRPORT, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ, GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE EXITING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON A LOCAL FLIGHT EXECUTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN ON HIS LAST LANDING, WHILE EXITING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N77917 (1)

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

- [Accident 20140623010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140623010499A), Jun 23, 2014: Luscombe 8A (N77917), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. On June 23, 2014, miss. Airman was operating N77917 a 1946 Luscombe 8A while departing kryn during her (first) cross country solo. After receiving instruction…

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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