19891012039989A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Findlay, OH · October 12, 1989

Date
October 12, 1989 · 18:23 local
Place
Findlay, OH
Airport
Priebe Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N45895
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90DEK01
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A65*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total7 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.

Engine sputtered on takeoff climb. Stalled and impacted vertical. Found corrosion in carb. Magneto timing incorrect

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SPUTTERED ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. STALLED AND IMPACTED VERTICAL. FOUND CORROSION IN CARB. MAGNETO TIMING INCORRECT

NTSB investigation

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