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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Valparaiso, IN · August 11, 1991

Date
August 11, 1991 · 13:40 local
Place
Valparaiso, IN
Airport
Porter County Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N45WB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA256
Reported as
Luscom 8E
Reported engine
Continental C8512F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,543 total1,400 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Lost power on climbout. Stalled and crashed trying to return. Had used liquid gasket seal on carb screen orifice.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED AND CRASHED TRYING TO RETURN. HAD USED LIQUID GASKET SEAL ON CARB SCREEN ORIFICE.

NTSB investigation

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