# Accident 19740101001819A: Luscom 8E, Bellevue, WA, January 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1974
- Place: Bellevue, WA
- Airport: Bellevue
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.6104° N, 122.2007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6104&lon=-122.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2951K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2951K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 269 total, 167 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740101001819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PWR LOSS ON TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.FUEL TANK VENT OBSTRUCTED. LND OFFSHORE IN LAKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA74DYE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE33), Jan 1, 1974: Luscombe 8E (N2951K), Bellevue, WA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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