Luscombe 8F N9909C
26 September 1970 · Fort Bidwel, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 September 1970 at about 16:40 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N9909C was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Bidwel, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Bidwel, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8F
- Registration
- N9909C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Jose, Calif → Alturas, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3842
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
MADE CHECK POINTS GOOD, STARTED NAV BY VISUAL REF.MISTOOK MTN RANGE.VOLCANIC ROCK IN FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1970 | Luscombe 8F | Umapine, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Cary, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Mead, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1970 | Luscombe 8F | Hudson, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Pine City, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1970 | Luscombe 8E | Okanogan, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |