# Accident 19800119000989A: Supac LCA, Mojave, CA, January 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41701, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41701-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver LCA (registry code 8730202, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUPAC LCA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 83 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119000989A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN IN DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE. AIRCRAFT WAS 364 POUNDS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 LAX80FUQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ08), Jan 19, 1980: Culver LCA (N41701), Mojave, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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