# NTSB LAX76DUM62: Luscombe 8A, N25279, Corona, CA, July 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1976
- Place: Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUM62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUM62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1561  76/7/12    CORONA,CA           LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1120                    N25279              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORONA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- VEERED TOWARDS PARKING RAMP,SO CUT PWR & LND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25279](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25279-1981-10-02), registration cancelled 1981-10-02, S/N 1186, built 1940 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corona

## 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 19760712019799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760712019799A), Jul 12, 1976: Luscom 8A, Corona, CA, Substantial damage. Veered towards parking ramp,so cut pwr & lnd.

## Other investigations on N25279 (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 LAX76DUG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG11), Jul 15, 1975: Luscombe 8A (N25279), Corona, CA, substantial damage

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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