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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E · Twentynine Palm, CA · May 29, 2012

Date: May 29, 2012 · 12:20 local
Place: Twentynine Palm, CA
Airport: Twentynine Palms
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2435K
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12LA264
Reported as: Silvaire Luscombe 8E
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,040 total500 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N2435KRegistration cancelled Oct 25, 2017 · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8ES/N 5162 · Built 1947 Airframe modelSilvaire LUSCOMBE 8E Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was near Twentynine Palms, CA when engine lost power. A landing was attempted on a dirt road. At the end of the dirt road the aircraft struck a dirt burm that flipped the aircraft onto its back. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER. A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON A DIRT ROAD. AT THE END OF THE DIRT ROAD THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DIRT BURM THAT FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12LA264Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTwentynine Palms, CAA loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.May 29, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2435K · 1

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

Accident 19980502008259AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Auburn, CAAcft experienced a rough running engine, made emergency lanidng in a field. Flipped over, Auburn, CA.(-23) the pilot experienced a rough running engine. He attempted to land in a grassy field with which he was familiar. The field was still wet from rain the…May 2, 1998 · Substantial damage