# NTSB Accident CEN18LA209
> **LUSCOMBE 8A** · 2018-06-01 · Longview, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18LA209
- **Event ID:** 20180604X00158
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-06-01
- **Location:** Longview, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.518054, -94.68972
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LUSCOMBE
- **Model:** 8A
- **Registration:** N72066
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat for takeoff, which resulted in an interruption of continuous fuel flow to the engine and a loss of engine power during climb. Also causal was the lack of required placarding warning of the need to use full carburetor heat on takeoff and landing.

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