# Accident 20170320002809A: Luscombe 8F, Vicksburg, MI, March 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2017, 18:44 local time
- Place: Vicksburg, MI
- Airport: Thrall Lake
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1167° N, 85.5167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1167&lon=-85.5167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2007B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2007B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170320002809A

## Narrative

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

PRIVATE CITIZEN DISCOVERED PILOT DECEASED AT SCENE FROM AN APPARENT PROPELLER STRIKE AFTER AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO HAND-PROP AND START AIRCRAFT BEFORE FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN17LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA135), Mar 20, 2017: Luscombe 8F (N2007B), Vicksburg, MI, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent contact with the propeller while hand propping the engine, which resulted in a fatal injury.

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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