# NTSB MIA80FKT11: Luscombe 8E, N47BM, Hialeah, FL, January 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1980
- Place: Hialeah, FL · HIALEAH, FL
- Location: 25.8699° N, 80.3029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hialeah, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8699&lon=-80.3029&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKT11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0303   80/1/7    HIALEAH,FL          LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N47BM               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH TRASH PILE ON LDG ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47BM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47BM-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 5125, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190128) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800107000329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800107000329A), Jan 7, 1980: Luscom 8E, Hialeah, FL, Substantial damage. Engine ran rough. Tried to land on a dirt road. Airplane hit trash pile on roll-out. Contaminated fuel.

## Other investigations on N47BM (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA85FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA239), Aug 26, 1985: Silvaire Luscombe 8E (N47BM), Ocala, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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