Luscombe 8A N9905C

Summary

On 8 November 1969 at about 14:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N9905C was involved in an accident during in flight near Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 November 1969 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Sky Haven

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N9905C

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Private Owner

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-4424

1 person had minor injuries.

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

PLT DID NOT CLR ENG DURING PROLONGED GLIDE.ATTMPTD SIDESLP TO EMERG.LNDG ON ALFALFA FIELD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.