# NTSB LAX80DVA04: Luscombe 8A, N28485, Patterson, CA, October 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1979
- Place: Patterson, CA · PATTERSON, CA
- Location: 37.4785° N, 121.1545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4785&lon=-121.1545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2818  79/10/27   PATTERSON,CA        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 1160
        TIME - 1030                    N28485              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATTERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,CA                   SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- DRG RELIEF STOP PAX LOST BALANCE & SWUNG ARM INTO BACK OF PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28485](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28485), registered now, S/N 1352 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Patterson

## 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 19791027027899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027027899A), Oct 27, 1979: Luscom 8A, Patterson, CA. Passenger deplaned for physiological needs while acft prop was turning. Lost balance, put arm in propeller arc.

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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