# Accident 19970611013779A: Luscom 8A, Annapolis, MD, June 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1997, 11:00 local time
- Place: Annapolis, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9909° N, 76.5498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9909&lon=-76.5498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37095, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37095-2018-02-15) (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: 5,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970611013779A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 11, 1997, AT 1100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LUSCOMBE LL-8-A, N37095, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED WHILE THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE LOCAL FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM SEVERN RIVER, MARYLAND, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMNINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT WAS PERFORNING AN AERIAL SURVEY BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE APPROACHED ONE OF THE CREEKS , THE INITIATED A TURN SO THAT THE PASSENGER COULD TAKE A PICTURE OF THE SEAGRASS, WHEN THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO LOSE ALTITUDE. HE STATED THAT HIS EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE BY ADDING FULL POWER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. DESPITE A FULL FORWARD THROTTLE SETTING, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND POWER. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A WOODED AREA WHERE THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A 20 FEET TALL TREE. THE AIRPLANE WAS EXAMINED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR. ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR'S REPORT, THERE WAS ABOUT 6 TO 7 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS, AND NO WATER OR CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE OR ENGINE, AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 82 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT (F), AND 59 DEGREES F RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO CARBURETOR ICING CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 IAD97LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA086), Jun 11, 1997: Luscombe LL-8-A (N37095), Annapolis, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in accumulation of carburetor ice and subsequent loss of engine power. Related factors were: carburetor icing conditions, and trees in the…

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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