# NTSB CHI81FEC11: Luscombe 8E, N1430B, Belleville, MI, January 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1981
- Place: Belleville, MI · BELLEVILLE, MI
- Location: 42.1985° N, 83.4800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belleville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1985&lon=-83.4800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEC11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0203  81/1/31    BELLEVILLE,MI       LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 4421
        TIME - 1404                    N1430B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LARSEN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLEVILLE,MI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- SHORT FLD LDG,HI ANGLE OF DESCENT,SLOW AIRSPEED.ENG SPUTTERED.NO CARB ACCELERATING PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1430B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1430B), registered now, S/N 6057, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Larsen Field

## 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 19810131003609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810131003609A), Jan 31, 1981: Luscom 8E, Belleville, MI, Substantial damage. Failed to clear engine in glide. Low on final. Engine sputtered. Made hard landing, bounced, nosed over.

## Other investigations on N1430B (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 MIA68D0134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0134), Jul 15, 1967: Luscombe 8F (N1430B), Savannah, GA, substantial damage

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.

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