# NTSB OAK71FVA78: Luscombe 8E, N2510K, Livingston, CA, May 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1971
- Place: Livingston, CA · LIVINGSTON, CA
- Location: 37.3875° N, 120.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livingston, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3875&lon=-120.7246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVA78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVA78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1731  71/5/29    LIVINGSTON,CALIF    LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 770
        TIME - 1720                    N2510K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATWATER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TURLOCK,CALIF               MERCED,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- CRASH LANDED IN FLD.NO EVIDENCE OF ANY CONTROL MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2510K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Atwater

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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