- Date
- January 29, 1972
- Place
- Massena, NY · MASSENA, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- CF-H2BLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165386
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0005 72/1/29 MASSENA,NY LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1500 CF-H2B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 46, 175 TOTAL HOURS, 15 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARDS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MASSENA,NY UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER/INADEQUATE VENTING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- VENT PORT INOP.PLATE OVR CARB AIR INTAKE.SPARK PLUG GASKETS UNAPPROVED MATL.NR2 CYL WALL SCORED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CF-H2B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Richards Field