Luscombe 8A N1627K

Summary

On 3 June 2017 at about 16:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1627K, operated by Melendez Robert, was involved in an accident near Rexberg, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 June 2017 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rexberg, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Rexburg-Madison County (RXE)

Coordinates

43.8403, -111.8042

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N1627K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Melendez Robert

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rexberg → Rexberg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR17LA122

1 person had minor injuries.

A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information which resulted in a landing short of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was returning from a local flight when, on final approach for landing, he applied throttle with no response from the engine. The airplane landed in a field short of the runway, colliding with bushes and a fence before coming to rest in a river. After removal from the river, the airplane was subsequently flipped over by gusty winds and remained inverted for 5 days before the postaccident examination, which revealed no fuel in the wing tanks or gascolator. The amount of fuel onboard the airplane at the time of the accident and whether fuel drained from the airplane during the time it was inverted could not be determined. No other anomalies were observed that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. Based on the available information, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.