# Accident 19881013045659A: Supac LFA, Dumas, AR, October 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1988, 12:50 local time
- Place: Dumas, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KOYG
- Location: 33.8802° N, 91.4796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8802&lon=-91.4796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34872-1989-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver LFA (registry code 8730204, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lfa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUPAC LFA
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DPG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881013045659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED IN LOW ALTITUDE AND IDLED PRIOR CRASH. MAGNETO BLOCKS CORRODED. CONTACTS MISSING. WORN POINTS.

## 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 MKC89DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DPG01), Oct 13, 1988: Culver LFA (N34872), Dumas, AR, 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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