- Date
- September 10, 1987, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cartersville, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2600KLuscombe 8E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870910050909A
- Case key
- 7514
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported a loss of power on climb out. An off arpt landing attempt resulted in impact with trees and substantial damage to the acft. Temperature and dewpoint were within the range for carburetor ice buildup. Examination of the acft revealed a cruise propeller installed. A witness described a short field takeoff prior to the acft settling into the trees. The carburetor heat system had been repaired the day prior to the accident. It was not determined if the carburetor heat was used or not.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2600K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5327
- Airframe hours
- 1,990
- Engine
- Continental C85-12-F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jon P. Robertson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1987 · 63 hours before
- Destination
- 8A4 · Marietta, GA
- Airport
- 6AO · Cartersville, runway 18, 4,000 × 0 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,150 total · 525 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 210 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2600K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.