# Accident 20150907015349A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, Creswell, OR, September 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2015, 09:58 local time
- Place: Creswell, OR
- Airport: Hobby Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9350° N, 123.0089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9350&lon=-123.0089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4948E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4948E-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (registry code 8190120, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150907015349A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR15FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA258), Sep 7, 2015: Silvaire Luscombe 8A (N4948E), Creswell, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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