# Accident 19810322010989A: Luscom 8A, Ocotillo Wells, CA, March 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1981, 13:25 local time
- Place: Ocotillo Wells, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1445° N, 116.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocotillo Wells, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1445&lon=-116.1342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1530K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1530K-1983-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,420 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322010989A

## Narrative

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

FLYING OVER DESERT AS LOW AS TWO TO THREE FEET, STRUCK SAND-DUNE. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AFTER IMPACT & BURNED.

## 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 LAX81FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA065), Mar 22, 1981: Luscombe 8A (N1530K), Ocotillo Wells, CA, destroyed, 1 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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