# Accident 20210228002999A: Luscombe 8E, Jupiter, FL, February 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2021, 14:30 local time
- Place: Jupiter, FL
- Airport: Tailwinds Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9784° N, 80.2116° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9784&lon=-80.2116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2960K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2960K-2022-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210228002999A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 OPERATOR, OPERATING 1947 LUSCOMBE, MODEL 8E, SERIAL NUMBER 5687 AND REGISTRATION NUMBER N2960K. TWO PILOTS ON BOARD TAKE OFF FORM TAILWINDS AIRPORT (FD15) RUNWAY 09 CRASHING 650 FEET 45° DEGREES NORTHEAST OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 270. THE LEFT SEAT PILOT DECEASED AND RIGHT SEAT PILOT WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. THE 1947 LUSCOMBE, N2960K ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT DESTROYED FROM ACCIDENT. PILOTS ARE FATHER AND SON WITH FATHER A FATALITY.

## 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 ERA21FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA142), Feb 28, 2021: Luscombe 8E (N2960K), Jupiter, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which led to an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection…

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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