- Date
- February 15, 1992, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Farrar, MO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1778KLuscombe 8E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920215002949A
- Case key
- 15396
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
Premature liftoff and poor planning by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were the tailwind and misjudged compensation for it along with the rough uneven terrain.
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
The pilot landed in a field following a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot obtained fuel from a local farmer, refueled the airplane and attempted to takeoff. During takeoff on the rough terrain with a tailwind, the airplane became prematurely airborne. The landing gear was sheared off when the airplane settled back to the terrain. The airplane slid to a stop at the bottom of a hill.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1778K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4505
- Airframe hours
- 2,052
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Storie, Kenneth J
- Registered owner
- Storie, Kenneth J
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1991 · 46 hours before
- Destination
- K02 · Perryville, MO
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,672 total · 38 in this make and model · 1,341 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 52 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.