Luscombe 8A N72039
23 December 1967 · Melfa, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 December 1967 at about 13:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N72039 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Melfa, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Melfa, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Accomack
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N72039
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4389
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT VEERED INTO WIND, PLT LOST CONTROL. 70 DEG LEFT CROSSWIND,14K GUSTING TO 30K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1967 | Luscombe 8F | Brainerd, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1967 | Luscombe 8A | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1967 | Luscombe 8F | Santa Ynez, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1967 | Luscombe 8E | Northfield, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1967 | Luscombe 8A | Dateland, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1967 | Luscombe 8E | Laguna Beach Cal, California, United States | Club 92 Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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