# NTSB FTW82FQD12: Luscombe 8E, N2996K, Timberon, NM, August 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: August 14, 1982, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Timberon, NM
- Location: 32.6363° N, 105.6952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Timberon, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6363&lon=-105.6952&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FQD12
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72818/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQD12

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, climb - to cruise
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PLT STATED HE COULD NOT GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TERRAIN. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE ACFT AT APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FT AGL, WELL BELOW THE TOP OF THE CANYON.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2996K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2996K-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N 5723, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5723
- Airframe hours: 2692
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ray Wilson
- Registered owner: Ray Wilson
- Departed: TIMBERON, NM
- Destination: ALAMOGORDO, NM

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 222 total, 16 in this make and model, 181 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 162 °F

## 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 19820814040519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820814040519A), Aug 14, 1982: Luscom 8E, Timberdon, NM, Destroyed. Unable to clear rising terrain after takeoff, crashed into trees. Recommended runway for takeoff was 12.

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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