# Accident 20140302003949A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, Dillingham, AK, March 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4356° N, 158.9439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4356&lon=-158.9439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2542K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2542K) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,877 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140302003949A

## Narrative

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

BASED ON AVAILABLE INFORMATION (AIRMAN HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ACCIDENT)

PILOT OPERATED A LUSCOMBE L8, N2542K, ON MARCH 2, 2014 FROM DILLINGHAM, ALASKA TO A CABIN ON A LAKE 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF  DILLINGHAM WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.  UPON LANDING ON THE LAKE HE TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE CABIN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN OVERFLOW.   THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.   BOTH THE AIRMAN AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO DILLINGHAM HOSPITAL.   PILOT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY; THE PASSENGER WAS REPORTED TO BE 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 ANC14CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA017), Mar 2, 2014: Silvaire Luscombe 8E (N2542K), Alegnagik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to determine that the ice that he was taxiing on was safe for operation.

## Other reports on N2542K (3)

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

- [Accident 19930805027729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930805027729A), Aug 5, 1993: Luscom 8E (N2542K), Picnic Beach, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a Beach. Wheels sank into sand. Aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19880819034229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034229A), Aug 19, 1988: Luscom 8E (N2542K), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Failed to use carburetor heat during descent to airport. Engine quit, landed on tundra and aircraft nosed over.
- [Incident 19820523031209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820523031209I), May 23, 1982: Luscom 8E (N2542K), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Wheel and brake assembly broke up on landing roll when wheel locked. Collapsed right main gear.

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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