- Date
- October 6, 1990, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ashland, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N45606Luscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901006044439A
- Case key
- 14937
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's exceeding the proper climb rate of the aircraft, and his not maintaining control of the aircraft to prevent a stall.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During initial climb the pilot pulled the aircraft into a nose high atitude. He reported that the engine quit. The aircraft departed controlled flight and collided with the terrain before the pilot could regain control. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no injuries. Subsequent investigation found nothing of a mechanical nature which would have prevented normal flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45606
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2133
- Airframe hours
- 1,124
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cunningham, Ray
- Registered owner
- Aards American Bus. Inc,
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 4, 1990 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- KS8 · Ashland
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 100 in this make and model · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
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 N45606 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.