# NTSB LAX80DVG10: Luscombe 8A, N1186K, Fort Bidwell, CA, December 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1979
- Place: Fort Bidwell, CA · FORT BIDWELL, CA
- Location: 41.8633° N, 120.1594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Bidwell, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8633&lon=-120.1594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2821   79/12/8   FORT BIDWELL,CA     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 559
        TIME - 1230                    N1186K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 521 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT BIDWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALL RIVER MILLS,CA         FORT BIDWELL,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ARPT NOTAMED CLOSED.HIT BOULDERS MARKING X IN CTR OF RWY.APCH ENDS NOT MARKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1186K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1186K-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 3913, built 1946 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Bidwell

## 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 19791208032019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208032019A), Dec 8, 1979: Luscom 8A, Ft Bidwell, CA, Substantial damage. Lndg acft struck boulders holding down x markers in middle of closed rwy. Markernot seen from air. NOTAM issued .

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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