# Accident 20110817019159A: Luscombe 8A, Cowiche, WA, August 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2011, 19:03 local time
- Place: Cowiche, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6758° N, 120.7081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6758&lon=-120.7081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1444K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1444K-2021-03-06) (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 C85-12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110817019159A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 17, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1903 LOCAL TIME, N1444K EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER RESULTING FROM #3 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT HEAD FAILURE FORCING THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAKE AN OFF FIELD LANDING TO A FARMER'S FIELD IN COWICHE WASHINGTON SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.   NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY EITHER THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT OR HIS NON-CERTIFIED STUDENT.

## 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 WPR11LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA391), Aug 18, 2011: Luscombe 8A (N1444K), Cowiche, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during maneuvering flight due to an exhaust valve failure.

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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