# NTSB CEN10CA313: Luscombe 8F, N9932C, Shell Knob, MO, June 10, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 10, 2010, 10:40 local (15:40 UTC) - Place: Shell Knob, MO - Coordinates: 36.588333, -93.663612 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5883&lon=-93.6636&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 21, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Kansas City FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 76279 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA313 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76279/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76279 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA313 ## Probable cause A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Engine (reciprocating)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [Luscombe 8F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500/cases.md?model=8190114), [All aircraft, 497 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500/cases.md) - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Luscombe 8F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=8190114), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) - [Terrain: rough terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Luscombe 8F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md?model=8190114), [All aircraft, 442 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Luscombe 8F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=8190114), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Luscombe 8F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=8190114), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Luscombe 8F, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=8190114), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he departed a grass runway and was about 300 feet above ground level in a crosswind turn when the engine completely lost power. He attempted to land on a crossing runway, but he overshot the runway and landed in a hay field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. The inspection of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal engine operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he departed a grass runway and had reached about 300 feet above ground level in a crosswind turn when the engine completely lost power. The pilot attempted to land on a crossing runway, but he over shot the runway and landed in a hay field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. The inspection of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal engine operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9932C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9932C), registered now, S/N S-36 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F - Registry model: [Luscombe 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190114) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: S-36 - Engines: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES 95 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Mallamo John J - Registered owner: Mallamo John J - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: MO00, Shell Knob, MO - Destination: 21MU, Shell Knob, MO - Airport: MO00, Turkey Mountain Airport, runway 18, 3,950 × 80 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 5,132 total, 1,460 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100610035979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100610035979A), Jun 10, 2010: Luscombe 8F, Shell Knob, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot departed Turkey Mountain Airport, Shell Knob, MO. After reaching an altitude of 300 feet AGL, the engine began to lose power. Pilot turned 180 degrees… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 12, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76279. 1.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332280&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.