# Accident 20110821022839A: Luscombe 8A, Lincoln, CA, August 21, 2011 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 21, 2011, 14:30 local time - Place: Lincoln, CA - Airport: Lincoln Regional Airport - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Other, Specify - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.8779° N, 121.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-121.3040&mi=10 - Aircraft: N45725, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45725) (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: 2 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 0 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110821022839A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THIS IS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, SUBJECT TO CHANGE, AND MAY CONTAIN ERRORS. ANY ERRORS IN THIS REPORT WILL BE CORRECTED WHEN THE FINAL REPORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.ON AUGUST 18, 2011, ABOUT 1430 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PASSENGER ON A LUSCOMBE 8A, N45725, FELL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE PAVEMENT AT THE LINCOLN REGIONAL AIRPORT (LHM), LINCOLN, CALIFORNIA, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAND PROP/START THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE. THE PASSENGER SUBSEQUENTLY DIED THREE DAYS LATER. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER SEATED IN THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS PREPARING TO DEPART AT THE TIME WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF PARADISE SKYPARK AIRPORT(CA92), PARADISE, CALIFORNIA. ACCORDING TO A REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), THE PILOT/OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE, WHO OCCUPIED THE LEFT PILOT SEAT DURING THE ATTEMPTED ENGINE START, REPORTED THAT DURING THE PASSENGERS FIRST 'HOT' PULL THROUGH OF THE PROPELLER, THE ENGINE KICKED BACK AND APPARENTLY CAUSED [THE PASSENGER] TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACKWARDS TO THE PAVEMENT, HITTING HIS HEAD WHEN HE LANDED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SUBSEQUENTLY HAND PROPPED THE ENGINE HIMSELF AND FLEW HE AND THE PASSENGER TO CA92. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT DURING THE FLIGHT TO CA92 THE PASSENGER TALKED AS HE USUALLY DID, AND ADDED THAT THE PASSENGER WAS ADMITTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL TWO DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT AND PASSED AWAY THE NEXT DAY, AUGUST 21ST. THE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER ATTRIBUTED THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF DEATH DUE TO "SUBDURAL HEMATOMA AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENTAL FALL." ## 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 N45725 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20150418006069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418006069I), Apr 18, 2015: Luscombe 8A (N45725), Wells, NV, Minor damage. The pilot stated that after landing he encountered a crosswind that blew his aircraft approximately 150 feet off of the right side of the runway. The aircraft… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.