# NTSB CHI76FEV46: Luscombe 8A, N77923, Lincoln, IL, June 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1976
- Place: Lincoln, IL · LINCOLN, IL
- Location: 40.1507° N, 89.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1507&lon=-89.3703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2128  76/6/28    LINCOLN,IL          LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1755                    N77923              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 57, 13345 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,IL                  LOGAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L RUDDER CONTROL CABLE BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77923](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77923), registered now, S/N 3650, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760628016779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760628016779A), Jun 28, 1976: Luscom 8A, Lincoln, IL, Substantial damage. L rudder control cable broke.

## Other investigations on N77923 (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 FTW74DRJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ24), Jan 27, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N77923), Rayville, LA, substantial damage

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.

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