# Accident 19950325005449A: Luscom 8E, Compton, CA, March 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1995, 10:10 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8710° N, 118.2402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8710&lon=-118.2402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2232K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2232K-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950325005449A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT STRUCK SIGN. LANDED INVERTED ON CITY STREET. RUST WATER IN FUEL. P LEADS LOOSE. OTHER.

## 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 LAX95FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA145), Mar 25, 1995: Luscombe 8E (N2232K), Compton, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's poor preflight inspection, the mechanic's poor annual inspection, and the leaking fuel caps which allowed water to contaminate the fuel.

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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