# Accident 19960704019199A: Luscom 8A, Corsicana, TX, July 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Corsicana, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0824° N, 96.4667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corsicana, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0824&lon=-96.4667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71973 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960704019199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAME TOO LOW AND TOO SLOW ON LANDING AND STRUCK TREES, LANDING GEAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE. (-23) REF. NTSB FTW96LA313 REPORT.

## 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 FTW96LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA313), Jul 4, 1996: Luscombe 8A (N71973), Corsicana, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed. A factor was the high wind.

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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