Accident Luscombe 8A N71329, Monday 24 November 1997

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Date:	Monday 24 November 1997
Time:	18:00 LT
Type:	Luscombe 8A
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N71329
MSN:	2756
Total airframe hrs:	1370 hours
Engine model:	Continental A65-8
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Lincoln, NE - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(NE59)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot said that he had recently taken off and was heading south bound at 600 feet above ground level, when the airplane's engine went to idle power. The pilot worked the throttle back and forth, but could not get any power from the engine. The pilot maneuvered the airplane so as to land in a corn field. The airplane 'stalled above the ground,' and impacted in the field. Examination of the throttle control showed that the swag ball on the throttle linkage had come off, leaving the throttle control at a low power setting.

Probable Cause: the throttle linkage coming apart in flight, and the inadvertent stall.

Accident investigation: