# Accident 20170418018549A: Luscombe 8A, East Windsor, CT, April 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2017, 18:45 local time
- Place: East Windsor, CT
- Airport: Skylark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9331° N, 72.5658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9331&lon=-72.5658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8554Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554Y-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65 series (registry code 17324, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTORS A-65-8
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 44 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170418018549A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 18, 2017, ABOUT 1838 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LUSCOMBE 8A, N8554Y, DEPARTED RUNWAY10 AT SKYLARK AIRPORT (7B6). UPON ASCENT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTH OF 7B6 IN EAST WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL, PERSONAL 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 ERA17FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA156), Apr 18, 2017: Luscombe 8 (N8554Y), East Windsor, CT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flying pilot's excessive maneuvering of the airplane at a slow airspeed, which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was…

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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