# Accident 20070803016309A: Luscom 8E, Polson, MT, August 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Polson, MT
- Airport: Polson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6953° N, 114.1853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6953&lon=-114.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45486, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45486) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070803016309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 3, 2007, AT 0930 LOCAL TIME, A LUSCOMBE 8E, SERIAL NUMBER 2013, N45486, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE TURNING LEFT BASE TO RUNWAY 36 AT POLSON, MONTANA (8S1). THE PILOT OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VMC PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LIVINGSTON, MONTANA (LVM). THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE TURNED TO BASE HIS AILERON CONTROL JAMMED. HE APPLIED RUDDER AND ADDED POWER TO COMPENSATE BUT ROLL CONTROL WAS NOT REGAINED. HE THEN REDUCED POWER AND CHECKED INSIDE THE COCKPIT FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE BINDING THE CONTROLS AND FOUND NOTHING. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TWO FULL TURNS WHEN THE MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND, CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POST CRASH, THE PILOT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND FULL AILERON CONTROL AND DEFLECTION ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AILERONS WITH NO RESTRICTIONS OR BINDING.

## 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 LAX07LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA240), Aug 3, 2007: Luscombe 8E (N45486), Polson, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: a flight control jam for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N45486 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820920056329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820920056329A), Sep 20, 1982: Luscom 8E (N45486), Ramona, CA, Destroyed. Student on first solo flight veered to left on takeoff roll. Lifted off too early. Stalled, fell off to the left.
- [Incident 19790617022129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617022129I), Jun 17, 1979: Luscom 8E (N45486), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after 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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