# Accident 19970326003739A: Luscom 8A, Kake, AK, March 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.7893° N, 134.1903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.7893&lon=-134.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1295K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1295K-2018-01-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970326003739A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND FLEW PAST THE VALLEY WHERE THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS LOCATED. HE REALIZED HE WAS LOST AND LOW ON FUEL, AND ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.  AS HE TURNED THE AIRPLANE IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING ON AN OPEN, SANDY BEACH, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER.  THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE FORCED LANDING ON A ROCKY BEACH.  POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED NO FUEL IN THE INTACT FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ANC97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA038), Mar 27, 1997: Luscombe 8A (N1295K), Kake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic area, the pilot's becoming…

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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