Luscombe 8A N2978K
27 July 1966 · Chinook Mont, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 July 1966 at about 18:10 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N2978K, operated by Chinook Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near Chinook Mont, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chinook Mont, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N2978K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chinook Flying
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0495
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
SUSPECT PILOT WAS INCAPACITATED DUE HEAD INJURY SUSTAINED IN AUTO-ACCIDENT 1-MONTH EARLIER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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