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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Greenville, MI · June 2, 1996

Date
June 2, 1996 · 21:00 local
Place
Greenville, MI
Airport
Greenville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2887K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA189
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A658F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,800 total30 in this make and model146 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Lost power on climbout. Nosed over on forced landing. Carb fuel jet blocked by lock tite sealer. (-23) the engine lost power suddenly at low altitude on take off, the pilot estimated 100' to 150'. The airplane went off the end of the runway with a rough field and nosed over. No injuries. Substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. CARB FUEL JET BLOCKED BY LOCK TITE SEALER. (-23) THE ENGINE LOST POWER SUDDENLY AT LOW ALTITUDE ON TAKE OFF, THE PILOT ESTIMATED 100' TO 150'. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH A ROUGH FIELD AND NOSED OVER. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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