Luscombe 8A N71362
20 June 1969 · Rockford, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 June 1969 at about 19:55 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71362 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rockford, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockford, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- MacHesney
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71362
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2037
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
STEEP PULL-UP.NO RECORDED FLT TIME IN TYPE.AIRSPEED ERRATIC DUE TO MUD IN STATIC LINE FITTING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1969 | Luscombe 8A | San Brnadno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1969 | Luscombe 8F | San Frnando, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Livermore, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1969 | Boeing A75N1 | Condon, Oregon, United States | Farm Air Inc. | Fatal | - |