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FAA incident report · Luscom 8A · Bushnell, IL · October 22, 1995

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Date
October 22, 1995 · 16:45 local
Place
Bushnell, IL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N71542
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total10 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N71542Registered now · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8AS/N 2969 · Built 1946Airframe modelSilvaire LUSCOMBE 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on October 22, 1995, on a VFR flight from amana, Iowa, to Bushnell, Illinois, the aircraft had an engine failure and landed in a bean field approximately 4 miles from Bushnell. The aircraft stopped in an inverted position with minor damage. There were no reported injuries. This incident is closed with this report. The aircraft had been fueled at macomb, Illinois, prior to the flight to amana, Iowa. No fuel was added at amana and the round trip took approximately 21/2 hours. The pilot has been counseled on cross-country fuel requirements.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 22, 1995, ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM AMANA, IOWA, TO BUSHNELL, ILLINOIS, THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES FROM BUSHNELL. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN AN INVERTED POSITION WITH MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FUELED AT MACOMB, ILLINOIS, PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT TO AMANA, IOWA. NO FUEL WAS ADDED AT AMANA AND THE ROUND TRIP TOOK APPROXIMATELY 21/2 HOURS. THE PILOT HAS BEEN COUNSELED ON CROSS-COUNTRY FUEL REQUIREMENTS.