# Accident 20150711012929A: Luscombe 8A, Mount Dora, FL, July 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2015, 08:15 local time
- Place: Mount Dora, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8350° N, 81.6286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8350&lon=-81.6286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28864, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28864) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-145B SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 75 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150711012929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE ON THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 ERA15LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA265), Jul 11, 2015: Luscombe 8A (N28864), Mount Dora, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Excessive particulate contamination in the fuel tank, which resulted in the interruption of the fuel flow to the engine and a partial loss of power. The source of the contamination could not be…

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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