- Date
- August 17, 1988, 19:30 local (Aug 18, 1988, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dimock, SD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N71572Luscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880817033889A
- Case key
- 17382
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was giving airplane rides to some neighbors from his private airstrip. He had just taken off with a new pax. A witness reported observing the acft skimming close to the ground after liftoff, and then the acft climbed quickly. The acft then banked sharply to the right during which time the nose dropped and the acft descended rapidly until it impacted the ground. The investigation revealed the acft was equipped with a higher horsepower eng then authorized for this model acft. This larger horsepower eng required modifications, I.e., addition of a eng operated fuel pump and a wobble pump or installation of overhead fuel tanks. The purpose of the modifications was to insure adequate fuel flow and head pressure to the engine. These modifications were not made. The investigation revealed the inside of the fuel tank behind the seats and inside of the fuel lines were rusty, restricting fuel flow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71572
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2999
- Airframe hours
- 1,196
- Engine
- Continental A-75-9, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hunter, Paul J.
- Registered owner
- Hunter, Paul J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 18, 1988 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- NONE
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 458 total · 26 in this make and model · 269 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 38 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HON, 80 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.