# Incident 20160818013269I: Luscombe 8A, Ormand Beach, FL, August 18, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2016, 08:45 local time
- Place: Ormand Beach, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2858° N, 81.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ormond Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2858&lon=-81.0559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13CQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13CQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160818013269I

## Narrative

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

AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE ORMAND BEACH AIPORT THE PILOT SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE SAW THE PROPELLER FLY OFF. ONCE THAT HAPPENED HE IMMEDIATELY FOUND A PLACE TO LAND. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING AND NO INJURIES. THE PROPELLER WAS NEVER FOUND. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT OR PROPELLER MOUNTING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT IS 'HAND PROPPED' AND THE PILOT SAID HE FELT NOTHING UNUSUAL DURING HIS PREFLIGHT AND DURING THE STARTING OF THE AIRCRAFT. ALL INDICATIONS IN FLIGHT WERE NORMAL WITH NO VIBRATIONS AT ALL. WITHOUT THE PROPELLER AND MOUNTING SPINDLE IT WOULD ONLY BE SPECULATIVE TO SAY WHAT POSSIBLY BROKE OR WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN MOUNTED INCORRECTLY.

## Other reports on N13CQ (1)

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

- [Incident 20200404005099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200404005099I), Apr 4, 2020: Luscombe 8A (N13CQ), Ormond Beach, FL, Minor damage. Ormond Beach, FL (omn): N13CQ, L8A, veered off the side of runway 27 after landing due to unknown reasons. The aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident.…

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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