# NTSB LAX81DUG22: Luscombe 8A, N2014B, Searles Lake, CA, April 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1981
- Place: Searles Lake, CA · SEARLES LAKE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1128  81/4/22    SEARLES LAKE,CA     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 599
        TIME - 1205                    N2014B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUARTZ HILL,CA              TRONA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- MAIN GEAR PENETRATED SURFACE CRUST OF DRY LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2014B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2014B), registered now, S/N 6441, built 1948 (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&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810422018379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810422018379A), Apr 22, 1981: Luscom 8A, Searles Dry Lak, CA, Substantial damage. Landed on a dry lake bed to rest. Wheels broke through dry crust. Airplane nosed over.

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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