# NTSB LAX82DA270: Luscombe 8A, N2064B, Kernville, CA, July 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 21, 1982, 07:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Coordinates: 35.730606, -118.389434 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7306&lon=-118.3894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA270
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71257/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA270

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

DURING ROLL-OUT THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PLT APPLIED HARD BRAKES TO PREVENT THE ACFT FROM ENTERING THE WATER ADJACENT TO THE RWY & THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2064B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2064B), registered now, S/N 6491, 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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 8A-6491
- Airframe hours: 1827
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C85-12F 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Geo. A. Dickinson
- Registered owner: Geo. A. Dickinson
- Departed: L05, KERNVILLE, CA
- Destination: L05, KERNVILLE, CA
- Airport: L05, Kern Valley, runway 35, 3,500 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 198 total, 2 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 162 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820721030839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721030839A), Jul 21, 1982: Luscom 8A, Kernville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during touch and go landing. Aircraft flipped inverted during braking.

## Other investigations on N2064B (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 CHI69D0248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0248), Aug 21, 1968: Luscombe 8E (N2064B), North Lima, OH, 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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