# NTSB MIA85FA239: Silvaire Luscombe 8E, N47BM, Ocala, FL, August 26, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 26, 1985, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Location: 29.2781° N, 82.1214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JUMBOLAIR (17FL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2781&lon=-82.1214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA85FA239
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31258/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA239

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - light condition - daylight
  - ostentatious display, pilot in command
  - improper use of procedure, pilot in command
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command
  - stall/spin - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in aircraft's ability, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - runway

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO TAKE OFF, MAKE A STEEP TURN, A FEW SECONDS LATER, AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 200 FT AGL, ENTER ANOTHER STEEP TURN AND SPIN INTO THE GROUND. WITNESSES REPORT THAT THE PILOT EXHIBITED LACK OF CONTROL COORDINATION WHILE PERFORMING TURNS IN THAT PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF ACFT, AND THAT HE HAD ON OCCASION, ENGAGED IN RECKLESS FLYING.

## 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: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (LUSCOMBE 8)
- 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
- Serial number: 5125
- Airframe hours: 1836
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert A.Garci
- Registered owner: George Bermudez
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 20, 1985, 15 hours before
- Airport: 17FL, Grey Stone, runway 9, 3,640 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; flight engineer, airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 2,600 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GNV, 26 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850826041219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850826041219A), Aug 26, 1985: Luscom 8C, Ocala, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Spun in during steep turn after takeoff. Pilot made steep, uncoordinated turns before, according to another pilot.

## 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 MIA80FKT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT11), Jan 7, 1980: Luscombe 8E (N47BM), Hialeah, FL, substantial damage

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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