19810131003609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Belleville, MI · January 31, 1981

Date
January 31, 1981 · 14:05 local
Place
Belleville, MI
Airport
Larsen
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1430B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEC11
Reported as
Luscom 8E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,421 total95 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Failed to clear engine in glide. Low on final. Engine sputtered. Made hard landing, bounced, nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE IN GLIDE. LOW ON FINAL. ENGINE SPUTTERED. MADE HARD LANDING, BOUNCED, NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.