# Accident 19870323007279A: Supac LFA, Antioch, CA, March 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1987, 16:21 local time
- Place: Antioch, CA
- Airport: Antioch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9908° N, 121.8109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9908&lon=-121.8109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37838, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37838-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver LFA (registry code 8730204, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lfa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUPAC LFA
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 4AC176*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870323007279A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING TAKEOFF AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. WITNESSES REPORT ENGINE HAD FAILED.

## 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 LAX87DVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVD02), Mar 24, 1987: Culver Cadet LFA (N37838), Antioch, 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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