# Accident 19820721030839A: Luscom 8A, Kernville, CA, July 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1982, 07:15 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Airport: Kern Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7306° N, 118.3894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7306&lon=-118.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2064B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2064B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721030839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED DURING BRAKING.

## 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 LAX82DA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA270), Jul 21, 1982: Luscombe 8A (N2064B), Kernville, 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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