# NTSB LAX75AL065: Luscombe 8A, N45543, Taft, CA, June 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1975
- Place: Taft, CA · TAFT, CA
- Location: 35.1267° N, 119.4242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taft, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1267&lon=-119.4242&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148931
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1295  75/6/12  NR.TAFT,CA            LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 584
        TIME - 1930                    N45543              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TAFT,CA                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
        REMARKS- HIT GRND AFTER RECOVERY FROM 6 TURN INTNTL SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45543](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45543-1975-07-23), registration cancelled 1975-07-23, S/N 2070, built 1946 (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750612015469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750612015469A), Jun 12, 1975: Luscom 8A, Taft, CA, Destroyed. Hit grnd after recovery from 6 turn intntl spin.

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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