# Accident 20091011050329A: Luscombe 8E, Weeping Water, NE, October 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2009, 13:45 local time
- Place: Weeping Water, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8675° N, 96.1100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8675&lon=-96.1100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1536B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1536B-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR CONTINENTAL C-85
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,139 total, 3 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091011050329A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N1536B ACCOMPLISHED A PREFLIGHT AND FUELED HIS RECENTLY PURCHASED LUSCOMBE 8E FOR A 35 MINUTE FLIGHT IN DAYLIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRPORT TO THE SOUTH, IT APPEARS THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER.  THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY GAINING ALTITUDE AS HE MADE TWO LEFT TURNS IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN STANDING CORN APPROXIMATLY 1/4 MILE EAST OF THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE TACHOMETER INDICATED 1700 RPM AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS SHOWING PRESSURE.  THE PROP HAD DAMAGE INDICATING VERY LOW RPM AT TIME OF IMPACT.IT WAS FOUND DURING THE ENGINE TEARDOWN THAT THE #2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.  THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH AND AT REDUCED POWER.

## 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 CEN10LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA012), Oct 11, 2009: Luscombe 8E (N1536B), Weeping Water, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the stuck exhaust valve resulting in the partial loss of engine power.

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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