# NTSB LAX77FUM13: Luscombe 8D, N28407, Calipatria, CA, January 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1977
- Place: Calipatria, CA · CALIPATRIA, CA
- Location: 33.1687° N, 115.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calipatria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1687&lon=-115.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157010
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0179  77/1/23    CALIPATRIA,CA       LUSCOMBE 8D         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1122                    N28407              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALIPATRIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALIPATRIA,CA              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STEEP CLIMB AFTER TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28407](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28407-1977-03-21), registration cancelled 1977-03-21, S/N 1274 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8D
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8D](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8d) (registry code 8190110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Calipatria

## 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 19770123001309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770123001309A), Jan 23, 1977: Luscom 8D, Calipatria, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Steep climb after tkof.

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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