# Accident 19810422018379A: Luscom 8A, Searles Dry Lak, CA, April 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Searles Dry Lak, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2014B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2014B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 599 total, 599 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810422018379A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A DRY LAKE BED TO REST. WHEELS BROKE THROUGH DRY CRUST. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX81DUG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG22), Apr 22, 1981: Luscombe 8A (N2014B), Searles Lake, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2014B (1)

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

- [Incident 19790421024889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421024889I), Apr 21, 1979: Luscom 8A (N2014B), Rosamond, CA, Minor damage. Pilot took off with the engine not operating properly. Mushed back to the ground beyond the runway.

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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