# NTSB SEA74DYA22: Luscombe 8F, N1391B, Cascade, ID, February 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1974
- Place: Cascade, ID · CASCADE, ID
- Location: 44.5088° N, 116.0436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cascade, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5088&lon=-116.0436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0364   74/2/9    CASCADE,ID          LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1422
        TIME - 1000                    N1391B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    MCCALL,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- EXHAUST PIPE ON CARB HEAT SIDE SEPARATED FROM FLANGE.ENG QUIT DUE CARB ICE.LND IN DEEP SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1391B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1391B-2010-11-10), registration cancelled 2010-11-10, S/N 6018, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740209002139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740209002139A), Feb 9, 1974: Luscom 8F, Cascade, ID, Substantial damage. Exhaust pipe on carb heat side separated from flange. Eng quit due carb ice. Lnd in deep snow.

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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