# Incident 19970401004039I: Luscom 8A, Discovery Bay, CA, April 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Discovery Bay, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9081° N, 121.5972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Discovery Bay, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9081&lon=-121.5972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2237B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2237B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,998 total, 250 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970401004039I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 30, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 HRS LOCAL LUSCOMBE AIRCRAFT N2237B WHILE BEING TAXIED BY BONNY SIMI FLIPPED OVER IN DISCOVERY BAY. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN WIND GUST THAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE PLANE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORT CLOSED.

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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