- Date
- July 1, 1982, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Calhan, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1370BLuscombe 8F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820701025749A
- Case key
- 70097
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot took off from an airport with a density altitude of about 9500 ft. after lift-off, the aircraft reached an altitude of about 100 ft AGL and then stopped climbing. The pilot initiated emergency procedures which included leaning the mixture and applying carburetor heat momentarily, but these did not help. When it became obvious that the plane was going to settle into rising terrain, a slight turn was made to pick the most favorable place to touch down. When the aircraft touched down, the main gear was damaged and the plane went through a fence and nosed over. An investigation revealed that the plane was loaded almost to its maximum gross weight limit. An inspection and run-up of the engine revealed no preimpact malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1370B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5997
- Airframe hours
- 3,081
- Engine
- Continental C-90, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- George A. Catalano
- Registered owner
- Richard Demars
- Departed
- 5V4 · Calhan, CO
- Destination
- 3V5 · Fort Collins, CO
- Airport
- 5V4 · Calhan, runway 35, 4,000 × 100 ft, gravel
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
- 24
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,939 total · 98 in this make and model · 1,779 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 181 °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 N1370B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.