# Accident 20090619048019A: Luscombe 8A, Chipley, FL, June 19, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2009, 19:28 local time
- Place: Chipley, FL
- Airport: Crystal Village Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4639° N, 85.6831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4639&lon=-85.6831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41915, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41915-2013-07-19) (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: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 18 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090619048019A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTING CRYSTAL VILLAGE AIRPARK, CHIPLEY, FL. (2FL0), PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT ATTEMPTED OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING, STRIKING SMALL TREES, IMPACTING GROUND WITH MAIN LANDING GEAR, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND COMING TO REST INVERTED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT RECIEVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 ERA09LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA357), Jun 19, 2009: Luscombe 8 (N41915), Chipley, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of power due to the use of automotive gasoline that contained ethanol, which was prohibited by the operating limitations. Contributing to the accident was the pilot/owner's failure to…

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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