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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A · Creswell, OR · September 7, 2015

Date: September 7, 2015 · 09:58 local
Place: Creswell, OR
Airport: Hobby Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4948E
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR15FA258
Reported as: Silvaire Luscombe 8A
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

N4948ERegistration cancelled Apr 19, 2018 · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8AS/N 6388 Airframe modelSilvaire LUSCOMBE 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N4948E, a Luscombe 8A airplane, departed runway 33 at Hobby Field, Oregon (77S) on September 7, 2015. The pilot in command occupied the left seat and his father occupied the right seat of this aircraft. Both men were certificated pilots. At 200 feet AGL on climbout, witnesses heard the engine noise of N4948E change and a radio call that N4948E was returning to the field with an engine fire. Witnesses reported that they did not see smoke or fire emanating from N4948E as the Luscombe entered a steep left turn, stalled, and crashed into the ground. The wreckage was located approximately 500 feet west of departure end of runway 33. The post crash fire destroyed the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

N4948E, A LUSCOMBE 8A AIRPLANE, DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 AT HOBBY FIELD, OREGON (77S) ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2015. THE PILOT IN COMMAND OCCUPIED THE LEFT SEAT AND HIS FATHER OCCUPIED THE RIGHT SEAT OF THIS AIRCRAFT. BOTH MEN WERE CERTIFICATED PILOTS. AT 200 FEET AGL ON CLIMBOUT, WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE NOISE OF N4948E CHANGE AND A RADIO CALL THAT N4948E WAS RETURNING TO THE FIELD WITH AN ENGINE FIRE. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THEY DID NOT SEE SMOKE OR FIRE EMANATING FROM N4948E AS THE LUSCOMBE ENTERED A STEEP LEFT TURN, STALLED, AND CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET WEST OF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 33. THE POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.

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 WPR15FA258Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCreswell, ORThe pilot's decision to return to the runway shortly after takeoff, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall and spin.Sep 7, 2015 · Destroyed