ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145938
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 May 2012 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8E Silvaire Deluxe |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2435K |
| MSN: | 5162 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2496 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental. C85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East of Twentynine Palms Airport - KTNP, Twentynine Palms, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Twentynine Palms, CA (TNP) |
| Big Bear City, CA (L35) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before departure, the pilot refueled the right wing tank with 11.34 gallons of 100LL aviation fuel; the left wing tank contained 12.5 gallons at the time of takeoff. After taking off and while in a shallow climb, the engine lost power. The pilot reported that after switching tanks and confirming that the mixture was FULL RICH, there was no change in the power. He then selected a dirt road and made an emergency landing during which the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. During the onsite postaccident examination on the day after the accident, no fuel was present at the accident site; however fuel could drain from the filler cap. Examination of the engine found no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the engine that would have precluded normal operation. The investigation was unable to determine the cause of the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 May 1998 | N2435K | Private | 0 | Auburn, CA | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2012 14:14 | Geno | Added |
| 31-May-2012 02:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2012 11:38 | Nick | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2022 03:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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