Luscombe 8F N1496B
30 September 1968 · Dell Rapids, South Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 September 1968 at about 08:04 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N1496B was involved in an accident during in flight near Dell Rapids, South Dakota, 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 08:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dell Rapids, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dell Rapids
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8F
- Registration
- N1496B
- 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
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4523
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
ATTEMPTED TO DESCEND THROUGH THICK GRND FOG.NOT INST RATED.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.11 PCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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