# Accident 20090805012919A: Luscom 8A, Eatonville, WA, August 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2009, 20:30 local time
- Place: Eatonville, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9175° N, 122.2531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9175&lon=-122.2531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28425, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28425-2026-02-07) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 107 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090805012919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTS THAT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR FLIGHT TIME THE AIRCRAFT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS.  HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RE-START.  HE MANAGED TO GLIDE THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND INTO A FIELD.  UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AT WHICH TIME THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE EXTERNAL PART OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND WING TIP AREAS WERE DAMAGED IN THE CRASH HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT HULL APPEARS TO BE INTACT.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE EXAMINED BY FIRE AND RESCUE WITH THE PASSENGER BEING TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL DUE TO A NON-LIFE THREATENING HEAD INJURY.  EXAMINATION OF THE CRASH SITE INDICATES FUEL REMAINED IN THE RIGHT TANK WITH THE FUEL FROM THE LEFT TANK MOST LIKELY DRAINED AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT DAMAGE.  BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANK VALVES WERE IN THE "ON" OR "OPEN" POSITION.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE CURRENT.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE CONFIRM THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS WELL MAINTAINED.  THE OWNER/PILOT HAD ACCESS TO A HANGAR FOR AIRCRAFT STORAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS AND REGISTRATION WERE VALID.

## 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 WPR09LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA390), Aug 6, 2009: Luscombe 8A (N28425), Eatonville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's lack of an interconnected fuel vent…

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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