On May 29, 2012, about 1220 Pacific daylight time, a Luscombe 8E, N2435K, sustained substantial damage following a forced landing due to a loss of engine power near the Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP), Twentynine Palms, California. The pilot/owner, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the planned personal cross-country flight, which was conducted in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed TNP about 1215, with Big Bear City (L35), California, as the planned destination.

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