Luscombe 8E N2998K
13 August 1968 · Barrington, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 August 1968 at about 14:45 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N2998K was involved in an accident during in flight near Barrington, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Barrington, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N2998K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3247
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
ACFT APPROX 77 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT.WAS SEEN FLYING LOW AND SLOW.LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN TYPE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1968 | Luscombe 8A | Navajo, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1968 | Luscombe 8A | Eagle Pass, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1968 | Luscombe 8E | Jeddo, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jul 1968 | Luscombe 8A | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1968 | Luscombe 8A | 29 Palms, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1968 | Luscombe 8E | Watervliet, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |