Luscombe 8A N77942

Summary

On 19 July 2014 at about 01:16 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N77942, operated by Gadis, Ethan, was involved in an accident near Rancho Cucamonga, California, 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.

Date

19 July 2014 at 01:16

Classification

Accident

Location

Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States

Coordinates

34.1639, -117.5764

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N77942

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Gadis, Ethan

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Upland → Upland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14LA300

1 person was seriously injured.

The loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that, shortly after the airplane departed the airport for the personal flight, the engine lost power. His attempt to restart the engine was unsuccessful. The pilot executed a forced landing to an open lot, and the airplane collided with terrain during the landing. Postaccident examination of the engine and airframe revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Weather conditions about the time of the accident were conducive to the accumulation of carburetor icing at glide power. However, it could not be determined whether carburetor ice caused the loss of engine power because the engine was operating at takeoff power at the time.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.