# Accident 19960602014419A: Luscom 8A, Greenville, MI, June 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1996, 21:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, MI
- Airport: Greenville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1699° N, 85.2497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1699&lon=-85.2497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2887K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2887K-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total, 30 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960602014419A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI96LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA189), Jun 3, 1996: Luscombe 8A (N2887K), Greenville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: foreign material, probably due to improper maintenance, which blocked the main fuel metering jet of the carburetor, and resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power.

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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