# Accident 20100306030109A: Luscombe 8A, Savannah, GA, March 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2010, 07:22 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45976, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45976-2012-12-11) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,048 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100306030109A

## Narrative

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

A WRITTEN STATEMENT PROVIDED BY A WITNESS MENTIONED THAT HE PROVIDED A PROP OFF TO THE PIC. AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT WAS NOT SEEN AGAIN. LOCAL LAW INFORCEMENT REPORTED LATER THAT AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN A POND. PILOT DID NOT SURVIVE CRASH. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF CRASH.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N45976 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770601019409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770601019409A), Jun 1, 1977: Luscom 8A (N45976), Carleton, MI, Substantial damage

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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