Luscombe 8A N71973
5 March 1966 · Laredo Tex, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 March 1966 at about 13:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71973 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Laredo Tex, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laredo Tex, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- MELL0T
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71973
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0497
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.
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 | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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