Luscombe 8A N2890K
24 June 2006 · Bowling Green, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 June 2006 at about 13:15 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N2890K was involved in an accident near Bowling Green, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bowling Green, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bowling Green Muni (H19)
- Coordinates
- 39.3722, -91.3689
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N2890K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bowling Green → Mexico
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI06LA165
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fatigue fracture of the number two cylinder exhaust valve during initial climb after takeoff. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain (cornfield) encountered during the forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was substantially damaged during a forced landing to a cornfield following a loss of engine power after takeoff. The pilot sustained serious injuries. Postaccident examination revealed that the number two cylinder exhaust valve had fractured at the transition radius between the valve stem and the valve head. The fracture surface exhibited arrest lines, and ratchet marks consistent with fatigue fracture initiating from multiple origins. The fatigue features had progressed across approximately 95 percent of the stem diameter. Measurements of the valve stem diameter, and the valve guide inside diameter indicated that the running clearance was 0.015 to 0.017 inch at the inboard end, and 0.007 to 0.013 at the outboard end. The maximum serviceable limit for valve stem to valve guide clearance was 0.007 inch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2006 | Luscombe 8A | Ocala, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jul 2006 | Luscombe 8A | Marine City, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2006 | Luscombe 8A | Elwell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2006 | Luscombe 8F | Wellsville, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2006 | Luscombe 8E | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2006 | Luscombe 8E | Willow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2006 | Aviat A-1B | St Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2006 | Cessna 120 | Perryville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 2006 | Cessna 140 | Vienna, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2006 | Bell 407 | Raytown, Missouri, United States | CJ Systems Aviation Group, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Parkville, Missouri, United States | Thomas D. Leonardson | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Feb 2006 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Sikeston, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |