Luscomb 8E N1850K
15 December 1971 · Conroe, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 December 1971 at about 10:50 local time, a Luscomb 8E registered N1850K was involved in an accident during in flight near Conroe, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Conroe, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscomb 8E
- Registration
- N1850K
- 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
- 3-4390
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
PREFLT-SELECT R TANK, STRAINER DRAINED.INFLT SWITCHED L, ENG LOST PWR.WATER IN L TANK NOT DRAINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscomb 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1971 | Luscomb 8A | Hackett, Arkansas, United States | Billy Gene FUL | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1972 | Luscomb 8A | Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1972 | Luscomb 8A | Sugar Land, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1970 | Luscomb 8A | Bettles, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1972 | Luscomb 8E | Poplar, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1979 | Luscomb 8A | Garrett, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |