# Accident 19960525046729A: Luscom 8E, Macedon, NY, May 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1996, 20:18 local time
- Place: Macedon, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0648° N, 77.3003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macedon, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0648&lon=-77.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2189B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2189B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960525046729A

## Narrative

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

(-16) (3) AIRWORTHINESS - ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. ON DISASSEMBLY OF THE TILLOTSON FUEL STRAINER, INSPECTORS FOUND FOREIGN DEBRIS, CAUSING BLOCKAGE OF FUEL. (4) AIRMAN COMPETENCY - PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE PLANE DURING TAXI, BEFORE FLIGHT. HE STILL DECIDED TO TAKE-OFF TO FLY TO HIS MECHANIC'S AIRSTRIP IN SPITE OF THE PROBLEM. (9)FAR VIOLATION - AUTOMOTIVE GAS WAS BEING USED IN THE AIRCRAFT. A SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE (STC) WAS NOT INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT AUTHORIZING ITS USE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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