Aircraft location updated 6/13/2025

DATE OF INCIDENT:  4/13/2025

DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT:

During the touchdown to roll out phase the aircraft did a slight bounce and veered to the left.  The aircraft

continued forward rotation onto the nose ending up on its back.

DATE OF LAST INSPECTION:  2/13/2025

AIRCRAFT:    1950 Luscombe 8F Silvaire   N815B   S/N: 6745     TT:  4,275

ENGINE:  Continental   MODEL:  C-90-12F   S/N:  42519-0-12  TT:  4,275    TSMOH:  505

PROPELLER:  McCauley    MODEL:  CM 7150   S/N:  38991-1B90    TT: UNK

AVIONICS / EQUIPMENT:  See Photos

Airspeed

Altimeter

Attitude

Bendix/King KR 86 ADF

Bendix/King KT 76A

Bendix/King KX 155

Directional Gyro

Glideslope

Turn Coordinator

Vertical Speed

DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGE:  See Photos

Prop strike

Spinner

Air filter bracket

Cowling

Motor mount

Windshield

Firewall pushed back at top

Diagonal support braces in cabin

Skylight

Top cabin’s outer skin

Top of wings 

Both flap push rod housings

Both wing tips

Both landing light lenses

Fuselage

Vertical stabilizer and rudder

Rear bulkhead

VOR antenna

Horizontal to vertical stabilizer fairings

Stabilizer skins

Both bottom hinges of doors

Both door windows

Both fiberglass wheel pants

REMARKS:

Logbooks - We digitize ALL logbooks available, if it's not digitized then it's not available unless otherwise noted.

Tach was changed at 778 hrs on page 40.  Total times listed for both aircraft and engine reflect this change.  See page 12 of the aircraft logbook, and page 34 of the engine logbook where they list tach and total time as the same from there through current entries. 

TSTOP is 318.03 hrs

No Prop logbook

Wings have been removed

LOCATION OF SALVAGE:  Leesburg, FL

SALVAGE MAY BE INSPECTED BY SENDING AN EMAIL:  Salvage@UnderwritersSalvageCompany.com