# Accident 20220730013729A: Luscombe 8A, Fort Plain, NY, July 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2022, 12:20 local time
- Place: Fort Plain, NY
- Airport: Hiserts Airpark Inc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9844° N, 74.5194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9844&lon=-74.5194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1358K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1358K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,903 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220730013729A

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY 07/30/2022 PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOSS POWER ON TAKEOFF CLIMB.  THE PILOT REPORTS SWITCHING FUEL TANKS WHICH DID NOT RESTART THE ENGINE.  PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING ON REMAINDER OF GRASS RUNWAY.  PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING AND CAME TO A STOP JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY END.  BOTH MAIN GEAR DUG INTO GRASS RUNWAY AND WERE FOLDED AFT ALONG FUSELAGE.AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND ROLLED PARTLY TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND CAUSING VISIBLE EXTERIOR DAMAGE AT RIGHT AFT WING ROOT.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY AND GAIN ASSISTANCE FROM HIS WIFE AT THEIR RESIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY.  HE WAS MEDFLIGHTED TO ALBANY MED HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES.

## 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 ERA22LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA345), Jul 30, 2022: Luscombe 8A (N1358K), Ephratah, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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