ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385396
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| Date: | Saturday 30 September 2000 |
| Time: | 09:50 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2234K |
| MSN: | 4961 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 876 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Homosassa, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Crystal River, FL (CGC |
| Brooksville, FL (KBKV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed the airport en route to another airport located 24.5 miles to the south/southeast to have an annual maintenance inspection performed on the airplane. Prior to departure, he did not receive a weather briefing. The pilot stated that upon arrival at his destination airport, low clouds and an overcast fog layer had developed. He circled the area looking for better ground visibility and none was found. An attempt was made to return to the departure airport for landing. While maneuvering to maintain visual conditions for the landing, the engine lost power due to fuel starvation, and attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. Unable to reach the airport, the pilot made an off airport landing between a house and a tree. Upon impact with the ground, the airplane nosed over.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and subsequently exhausting his fuel supply. Factors were his failure to obtain a weather briefing, the weather conditions which included clouds and obscuration, the residence and the tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL00LA094
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 18:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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