Luscombe 8A N45554
18 June 1966 · Challis Id, Idaho, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 June 1966 at about 12:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N45554 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Challis Id, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Challis Id, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Thomas Creek
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N45554
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0478
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AIRPORT DIRECTIVE ADVISE LAND UPSTREAM, TAKEOFF DOWNSTREM DUE TO OBSTRUCTING HIGH TERRAIN SOUTHWEST
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1966 | Luscombe 8E | Middletown Nj, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1966 | Luscombe 8A | Griffin Ga, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1966 | Luscombe 8A | Circleville Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1966 | Luscombe 8E | Idaho City Id, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1966 | Luscombe 8E | Vacaville Calif, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1966 | Luscombe 8A | Montpelier Id, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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