# Accident 19791208032019A: Luscom 8A, Ft Bidwell, CA, December 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ft Bidwell, CA
- Airport: Ft Bidwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8765° N, 120.1466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT BIDWELL (A28), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8765&lon=-120.1466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1186K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1186K-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 559 total, 521 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208032019A

## Narrative

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

LNDG ACFT STRUCK BOULDERS HOLDING DOWN X MARKERS IN MIDDLE OF CLOSED RWY. MARKERNOT SEEN FROM AIR. NOTAM ISSUED .

## 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 LAX80DVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG10), Dec 8, 1979: Luscombe 8A (N1186K), Fort Bidwell, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1186K (1)

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

- [Incident 19970316009059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970316009059I), Mar 16, 1997: Luscom 8A (N1186K), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed on runway 32. Aircraft veered right then left as left hand main landing gear failed. Inspection of left hand main landing gear…

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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