# Accident 20100610035979A: Luscombe 8F, Shell Knob, MO, June 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2010, 10:40 local time
- Place: Shell Knob, MO
- Airport: Turkey Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5883° N, 93.6636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5883&lon=-93.6636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9932C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9932C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100610035979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED TURKEY MOUNTAIN AIRPORT, SHELL KNOB, MO.  AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF 300 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  PILOT TURNED 180 DEGREES BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  THIS TURN RESULTED IN A STRONG TAIL WIND FOR HIS LANDING, OVERSHOOTING THE RUNWAY AND NOSING OVER IN THE TALL GRASS OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN10CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA313), Jun 10, 2010: Luscombe 8F (N9932C), Shell Knob, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N9932C (1)

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

- [Incident 19880903037049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880903037049I), Sep 3, 1988: Luscom 8F (N9932C), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. During rollout, wind gust lifted wing causing right wing and prop to strike ground.

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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