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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscombe 8E · Rexburg, ID · June 3, 2017

Date: June 3, 2017 · 10:30 local
Place: Rexburg, ID
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1627K
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR17LA122
Reported as: Luscombe 8E
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 686 total270 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N1627KRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2019 · Luscombe 8AS/N 4354 · Built 1946 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After about a one hour flight and turning base to final approach for landing, the pilot thought he was a little low and tried to add power. There was no engine response. The pilot thought he was within gliding distance of the airport runway but he ended up landing short of the runway in the teton river.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER ABOUT A ONE HOUR FLIGHT AND TURNING BASE TO FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS A LITTLE LOW AND TRIED TO ADD POWER. THERE WAS NO ENGINE RESPONSE. THE PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE OF THE AIRPORT RUNWAY BUT HE ENDED UP LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE TETON RIVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR17LA122Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRexberg, IDA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information which resulted in a landing short of the runway.Jun 3, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1627K · 1

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

Accident 19750608016449ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · OHJun 8, 1975 · Substantial damage