# Accident 20250327013249A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, New Port Richey, FL, March 27, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2025, 12:40 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: Tampa North Aero Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2142° N, 82.7268° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2142&lon=-82.7268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28790, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28790) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250327013249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A TEST FLIGHT, HE STATE3D THAT HE SUFFERED ENGINE POWER LOSS, HE USED CARB HEAT AND ADDED THROTTLE. BUT STILL COULDNT INCREASE ENGINE POWER. HELOOKED FOR A LANDING SPOT AND LANDED ON AN OPEN FIELD, WHILE ROLLING OUT HE MANUEVERED THE BRAKE/RUDDER PEDALS. ARICRAFT TIPPED FORWARD AND PROPPELER HIT THE GROUND AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT SUFFERED MINOR SCRATCHES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, THE TAIL RUDDER, THE FUSELAGE AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ENGINE MOUNT.

## 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 ERA25LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA159), Mar 27, 2025: Silvaire Luscombe 8A (N28790), New Port Richey, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the exhaust system, which allowed exhaust gases to enter the induction system from cracks in the exhaust manifold, resulting in a total loss of engine…

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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