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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Crystal River, FL · September 30, 2000

Date: September 30, 2000 · 09:30 local
Place: Crystal River, FL
Airport: Homosassa Air Terminal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2234K
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL00LA094
Reported as: Luscom 8A
Fatal injuries: 0

N2234KRegistered now · Luscombe 8AS/N 4961 · Built 1947 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 30, 2000 at 9:45 am estimated, a Luscombe 8A, NC223K, registered to alan fearns, collided into a house at 1686 south dell point, Homosassa, Florida, while on a personal flight. Overcast skies prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The a/c was substantially damaged and the private pilot received minor injuries. The flight originated at Crystal River, FL, on September 30, 2000 at 8:15 am estimated.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AT 9:45 AM ESTIMATED, A LUSCOMBE 8A, NC223K, REGISTERED TO ALAN FEARNS, COLLIDED INTO A HOUSE AT 1686 SOUTH DELL POINT, HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. OVERCAST SKIES PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CRYSTAL RIVER, FL, ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AT 8:15 AM ESTIMATED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL00LA094Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHomosassa, FLThe pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and subsequently exhausting his fuel supply. Factors were his failure to obtain a weather briefing, the weather conditions which included clouds and obscuration, the residence and the…Sep 30, 2000 · Substantial damage