# Accident 20061105022949A: Luscom 8F, Wellsville, KS, November 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Wellsville, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5422° N, 95.2550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5422&lon=-95.2550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26324, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 30 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061105022949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2006 AT 1050 HRS LOCAL, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE OTTAWA, KS (OWI) MUNICIPAL AIRPORT DESTINED TO THE GARDNER, KS (K34) MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER, SEVERE VIBRATIONS, AS WELL AS GRINDING NOISES COULD BE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. FEARING THE ENGINE MIGHT DETACH FROM THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT CHOSE TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE PILOT SITED AN OPEN WHEAT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WELLSVILLE, KS AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR A SMALL TREE LINE. AS THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREE LINE THE ENTIRE WING SECTION AND UPPER CENTER FUSELAGE SECTION INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 DEN07CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA019), Nov 5, 2006: Luscombe 8F (N26324), Wellsville, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the ingestion of the number 2 intake valve into its cylinder. Contributing factors included the pilot allowing the airspeed and altitude to drop, making a safe landing…

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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