# Accident 20180601024599A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, Longview, TX, June 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2018, 07:15 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Airport: East Side Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5181° N, 94.6897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5181&lon=-94.6897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72066, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72066) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (registry code 8190120, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180601024599A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP (3TS0) AT 0715 FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH TWO SOULS ON BOARD.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH.  UPON REACHING 400 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  AT THIS TIME, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER RESIDENTIAL HOUSING AND THE PILOT HEADED BACK TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND OPEN FIELD, SURROUNDED BY TREES.  THE PILOT DID NOT APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT.  THIS AIRCRAFT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A MIXTURE CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE OPEN FIELD, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR AND FLIPPING UP-SIDE-DOWN.  MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.  THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE 24 DEGREES, CELSIUS.

EVIDENCE OF FUEL WAS NOTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED.   THE FUEL CAP WAS INSPECTED FOR PROPER VENTING AND PROPER FUEL FLOW WAS NOTED AT THE GASCOLATER.  THE CARBURETOR FUEL SCREEN WAS INSPECTED WITH NO ANOMALIES FOUND.  THE CARBURETOR WAS BENCH TESTED FOR PROPER OPERATION WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED.  THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED.  PROPER COMPRESSION WAS NOTED AT ALL CYLINDERS, THE VALVE TRAIN WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, ALL SPARK PLUGS WERE NEW AND APPEARED TO BE FIRING NORMALLY.  THE SPARK PLUGS WERE TESTED IN A PRESSURE TEST DEVICE AND ALL OPERATED NORMALLY.  THE MAGNETOS WERE TESTED WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED.

## 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 CEN18LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA209), Jun 1, 2018: Luscombe 8A (N72066), Longview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat for takeoff, which resulted in an interruption of continuous fuel flow to the engine and a loss of engine power during climb. Also causal was the lack of…

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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