# Accident 19970905044079A: Luscom 8F, Carrollton, OH, September 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1997, 15:25 local time
- Place: Carrollton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5694° N, 81.0900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5694&lon=-81.0900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1871K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1871K-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,038 total, 2,083 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970905044079A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A FIELD. FUEL EXHAUSTION POSSIBILITY. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS 25 MINUTES INTO A 35 MINUTE FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED.  HIS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AND A FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED TO A SMALL, ROUGH FIELD.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD REFUELED THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE RECEIPTS.  HE VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED HIS COMMERCIAL PILOT'S CERTIFICATE AND VOLUNTARILY DOWNGRADE TO A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE IN LIEU OF A CHECK RIDE.                                                                      (-23) SEE ATTACHED PTRS REPORT #GL259708758

## 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 IAD97LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA119), Sep 5, 1997: Luscombe LL-8-F (N1871K), Carrollton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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