Luscombe 8A N71478
23 August 1970 · Frederick, Maryland, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1970 at about 08:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71478 was involved in an accident during in flight near Frederick, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frederick, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71478
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Park Hall, Md → Hagerstown, Md
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3349
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
L WING HIT TREES, MTN RIDGE DRG TURN, IFR CONDS.ACFT NOT INST EQPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| 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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Other accidents in this area
| 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 |