# Accident 20120529011109A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, Twentynine Palm, CA, May 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2012, 12:20 local time
- Place: Twentynine Palm, CA
- Airport: Twentynine Palms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1403° N, 115.9881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1403&lon=-115.9881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2435K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2435K-2017-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,040 total, 500 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120529011109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA264), May 29, 2012: Luscombe 8 (N2435K), Twentynine Palms, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

## Other reports on N2435K (1)

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

- [Accident 19980502008259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980502008259A), May 2, 1998: Luscom 8E (N2435K), Auburn, CA, Substantial damage. Acft experienced a rough running engine, made emergency lanidng in a field. Flipped over, Auburn, CA.(-23) the pilot experienced a rough running engine. He…

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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