# NTSB Accident ERA12FA491
> **SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8A** · 2012-08-01 · St. Petersburg, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12FA491
- **Event ID:** 20120801X51155
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-08-01
- **Location:** St. Petersburg, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.758611, -82.623886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SILVAIRE
- **Model:** LUSCOMBE 8A
- **Registration:** N2761K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s and the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed after a partial loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident were the pilots’ decisions to operate the airplane above its maximum allowable gross weight and to perform an intersection takeoff.

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