- Date
- May 4, 1986, 17:23 local (May 5, 1986, 01:23 UTC)
- Place
- Juneau, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1312BLuscombe 8E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860504040579A
- Case key
- 40401
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft had history of water in fuel and the system was purged. During winter, the plt did not fly acft but ran the eng periodically. On the day of the accident, the plt refueled the acft, completed a normal pwr run-up and took off. Shortlyafter takeoff, a pwr loss necessitated a forced landing on tidal flats. The acft nosed over after the right gear collapsed upon encountering a depression. Aprx one gallon of fuel was drained from the fuel sump after the accident. The sample showed water and solid particulates. The eng was then started and it ran normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1312B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5939
- Airframe hours
- 1,806
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ellen Searby
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 25, 1984 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- JNU · Juneau, AK
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,776 total · 1,776 in this make and model · 1,676 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JNU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.