# Accident 20000930015199A: Luscom 8A, Crystal River, FL, September 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2000, 09:30 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Airport: Homosassa Air Terminal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7792° N, 82.6108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7792&lon=-82.6108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2234K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2234K) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000930015199A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL00LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA094), Sep 30, 2000: Luscombe 8A (N2234K), Homosassa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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