19880817033889A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Dimock, SD · August 17, 1988

Date
August 17, 1988 · 19:30 local
Place
Dimock, SD
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N71572
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88FA186
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A759
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
458 total26 in this make and model90 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.

Stalled trying to turn back as engine quit on steep climbout. Rust in fuel line non compliance with engine STC.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED TRYING TO TURN BACK AS ENGINE QUIT ON STEEP CLIMBOUT. RUST IN FUEL LINE NON COMPLIANCE WITH ENGINE STC.

NTSB investigation

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