# Accident 19940318005919A: Luscom 8A, Wimauma, FL, March 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1994, 08:10 local time
- Place: Wimauma, FL
- Airport: Wimauma Air Park Airport
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7108° N, 82.3009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7108&lon=-82.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71891, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71891) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 40 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318005919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GROUND CREW WAS STRUCK BY IDLING PROPELLER WHILE REMOVING A CHOCK PRIOR TO TAXI.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA096), Mar 18, 1994: Luscombe 8A (N71891), Wimauma, FL, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PERSON REMOVING THE CHOCK TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE FROM THE PROPELLER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE BY PERSON ON GROUND.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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