19951015036889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Picayune, MS · October 15, 1995

Date
October 15, 1995 · 08:00 local
Place
Picayune, MS
Airport
Picayune Pearl River County Ar
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71590
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL96FA006
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental C858
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total

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What happened

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

Crashed on climbout. Indicates power loss due distributor gear teeth stripped. Mag firing NR3 cyl only. Stalled.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED ON CLIMBOUT. INDICATES POWER LOSS DUE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR TEETH STRIPPED. MAG FIRING NR3 CYL ONLY. STALLED.

NTSB investigation

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