- Date
- May 16, 1982, 06:35 local (11:35 UTC)
- Place
- Bargaintown, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N28432Luscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820516060259A
- Case key
- 69879
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fuel system,carburetor - iceCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
At about 50 ft AGL after takeoff the eng lost power & the acft settled into trees. The plt stated the eng quit due to carburetor ice. The eng was tested & operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28432
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1299
- Airframe hours
- 2,441
- Engine
- Continental C-90, 95 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Dix
- Registered owner
- John Dix
- Departed
- Bargaintown, NJ
- Destination
- Bargaintown, NJ
- Airport
- Nordheim Flying K, runway 30, 1,800 × 400 ft, grass/turf
N28432Registration cancelled Jul 20, 2009 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 607 total · 217 in this make and model · 533 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 133 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.