# NTSB OAK71DXQ19: Luscombe 8F, N9909C, Fort Bidwel, CA, September 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1970
- Place: Fort Bidwel, CA · FORT BIDWEL, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DXQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DXQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3842  70/9/26    FORT BIDWEL,CALIF   LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 210
        TIME - 1640                    N9909C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              ALTURAS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- MADE CHECK POINTS GOOD,STARTED NAV BY VISUAL REF.MISTOOK MTN RANGE.VOLCANIC ROCK IN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9909C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9909C), registered now, S/N S-12, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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