- Date
- August 31, 1973
- Place
- Crown Point, IN · CROWN POINT, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1883BLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730831029019A
- Case key
- 188920
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2907 73/8/31 CROWN POINT,IND LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 29, 143 TIME - 0845 N1883B PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRIFFITH,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 1ST FLT SINCE ENG OVHL AIRBORNE ABT 20MIN ENG QUIT.POST EXAM LITTLE OR NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1883B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1883BRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8FAirframe modelSilvaire LUSCOMBE 8FEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.