Luscombe 8A N2887K
3 June 1996 · Greenville, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 1996 at about 01:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N2887K was involved in an accident near Greenville, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenville, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greenville Municipal (6D6)
- Coordinates
- 43.1699, -85.2497
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N2887K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI96LA189
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
foreign material, probably due to improper maintenance, which blocked the main fuel metering jet of the carburetor, and resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the takeoff portion of a touch and go landing, the engine suddenly stopped running. The pilot made a forced landing on airport property, but the airplane nosed over during the landing. A post-accident inspection revealed the carburetor main metering jet was blocked by a substance similar to Lock Tite.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 1996 | Luscombe 8A | El Cajon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1996 | Luscombe 8F | Floydada, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1996 | Luscombe 8E | MacEdon, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1996 | Luscombe 8E | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1996 | Luscombe 8F | Douglas, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1996 | Luscombe 8A | Puyallup, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1996 | Aeronca 11AC | Charlotte, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-28-180 | Hartford, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-28-180 | Grosse Ile, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Sep 1996 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Bellaire, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 1996 | Cessna 150M | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1996 | Piper J3C-65 | Grosse Ile, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |