19870321007069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom STC8LUSCOM · Merrill, WI · March 21, 1987

Date
March 21, 1987 · 07:05 local
Place
Merrill, WI
Airport
Merrill Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N25333
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA102
Reported as
Luscom STC8LUSCOM
Reported engine
Continental A658F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total91 in this make and model2 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.

The engine quit on takeoff. The aircraft landed in rough terrain. No cause could be found for failure. Auto gas.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. NO CAUSE COULD BE FOUND FOR FAILURE. AUTO GAS.

NTSB investigation

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