# NTSB Accident CEN15LA381
> **LUSCOMBE 8** · 2015-08-23 · Pontiac, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA381
- **Event ID:** 20150825X33311
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-08-23
- **Location:** Pontiac, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.665554, -83.42028
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LUSCOMBE
- **Model:** 8
- **Registration:** N1406K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while landing with a left quartering tailwind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to conduct a go-around because of a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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