Luscombe 8E N1655K
2 April 1969 · Wichita, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 April 1969 at about 17:30 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N1655K was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wichita, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rawdon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N1655K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0561
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 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
STRUCK FENCE. RT X-WIND 15K GUSTING TO 20K. PLT HAD NOT FLOWN IN LAST 90 DAYS.
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 | - |
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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 | - |