- Date
- January 1, 1974
- Place
- Bellevue, WA · BELLEVUE, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2951KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740101001819A
- Case key
- 186966
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0315 74/1/1 BELLEVUE,WASH LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 269 TIME - 1615 N2951K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 167 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLEVUE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLEVUE,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- PWR LOSS ON TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.FUEL TANK VENT OBSTRUCTED. LND OFFSHORE IN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2951K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bellevue
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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