- Date
- January 30, 1985, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Silver Lake, ME
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1907BLuscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850130001379A
- Case key
- 35825
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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.
Analysis
The acft stalled and contacted the ground while maneuvering during the initial takeoff climb. The plt reported that the acft became airborne following a short takeoff ground run and upon reaching tree top level, the plt reported, 'we just mushed along.' The plt determined the acft would not clear trees along the flt path and he initiated two right turns toward an area of lower obstructions. The acft stalled during the second turn and impacted the ground just prior to a full recovery.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1907B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6334
- Airframe hours
- 1,376
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Douglas C. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 21, 1984
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 215 total · 50 in this make and model · 108 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 10 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.