# NTSB LAX70AL059: Luscombe 8A, N45835, Temecula, CA, March 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1970
- Place: Temecula, CA · TEMECULA, CA
- Location: 33.4936° N, 117.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temecula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-117.1484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70AL059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70AL059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0434  70/3/21    TEMECULA,CALIF      LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3000
        TIME - 1437                    N45835              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEMECULA,CALIF              TEMECULA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT IN COMMAND HAD 5 MIN FLT TIME IN TYPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45835](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45835-1971-07-21), registration cancelled 1971-07-21, S/N 2362 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rancho

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.

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