RENTON, WA, USA
N2073K
LUSCOMBE 8A
THE INEXPERIENCED, LOW TIME STUDENT PILOT REPORTED A GRADUAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE OPERATING HIS LUSCOBE 8A AIRCRAFT ON A PERSONAL, LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A STROMBERG CARBURETOR WHOSE MIXTURE WAS PERMANENTLY WIRED FULL OPEN AND POWER WAS CONTROLLED SOLELY THROUGH THE THROTTLE. TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT NEAR THE SITE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 64 DEGREES AND 52 DEGREES RESPECTIVELY AND CONDITIONS FOR CARBURETOR ICING WERE HIGH. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT VESTABLISED IN A RELATIVELY FAST AND NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE FORCED LANDING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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