NYC74FNC40

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Gray, ME · April 25, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1974
Place
Gray, ME · GRAY, ME
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N25237Luscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report June 27, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740425012629A
Case key
124282

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1265  74/4/25    GRAY,ME             LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 48,
        TIME - 1055                    N25237              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      96 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POWNAL,ME                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ALL FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVES FOUND IN OFF PSN.STALLED INTO TREES.EXPIRED STUDENT CERT.

Aircraft

Registration
N25237
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.