# Accident 19770724021009A: Luscom 8E, Pauma Valley, CA, July 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1977
- Place: Pauma Valley, CA
- Airport: Pauma Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.3034° N, 116.9814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pauma Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3034&lon=-116.9814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1843K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1843K-2009-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 70 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770724021009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED WIND ZERO TO 10K X-WIND.

## 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 LAX77DUM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM33), Jul 24, 1977: Luscombe 8E (N1843K), Pauma Valley, CA, 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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