N2542K is a 1947 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Cont Motor C85 series rated at 85 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Dillingham, AK. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in May 1956. It has been registered to its current owner since Apr 2020. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 79 years old
- 1 of 47 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E
2020
1956
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The pilot reported that he had just landed his tail wheel-equipped airplane on a frozen lake. During the taxi to his cabin, both of the airplane's main landing gear wheels broke through overflow ice, and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, and that the accident could have been prevented had he called a local lodge owner to check the conditions of the ice before landing.
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