# Accident 20151007021869A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F, Georgetown, CA, October 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2015, 11:41 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CA
- Airport: Georgetown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9208° N, 120.8647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9208&lon=-120.8647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9918C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9918C-2017-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F (registry code 8190130, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 36 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151007021869A

## Narrative

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

DURING A FLIGHT REVIEW THE PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING LANDINGS AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR16LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA004), Oct 7, 2015: Silvaire Luscombe 8F (N9918C), Georgetown, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.

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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