# Accident 20031011025829A: Luscom 8F, Murrieta/Temecu, CA, October 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2003, 07:54 local time
- Place: Murrieta/Temecu, CA
- Airport: French Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5761° N, 117.1281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5761&lon=-117.1281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1918B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1918B-2004-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031011025829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 11, 2003, ABOUT 0800 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A LUSCOMBE 8F, N1918B COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN JUST AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT (F70), MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA. THE ABOVE MENTIONED AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY ALEX DUNCAN MACKIE. MR. MACKIE A PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES; THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. SHERIFF'S REPORT INDICATE DENSE FOG EXISTED DURING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX04LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA009), Oct 11, 2003: Luscombe 8F (N1918B), Murrieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather which resulted in VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Fog and rising terrain were contributing factors.

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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