# Accident 19780127000749A: Airpts A2ACMDR, Lucerne Valley, CA, January 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1978
- Place: Lucerne Valley, CA
- Airport: Herbst
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 34.4439° N, 116.9678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lucerne Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4439&lon=-116.9678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27N-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-2 (registry code 1850104, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A2ACMDR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780127000749A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 10 K FM SE.RWY DOWNHILL,QUARTERING TAIL WIND.PULLED O AVOID HOUSE.

## 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 LAX78FUG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG15), Jan 27, 1978: Callair A-2 (N27N), Lucerne 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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