Luscombe 8A N71375
16 September 1971 · Elkhart, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1971 at about 18:10 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71375 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Elkhart, Indiana, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elkhart, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mishawaka Flying
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71375
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4302
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
AILERON CABLES REVERSED DURG INSTALLATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1971 | Luscombe 8A | Ducktown, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1971 | Luscombe 8E | Lakeview, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Luscombe 8E | Amityville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1971 | Luscombe 8 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 1971 | Luscombe 8E | Selma, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1971 | Luscombe 8F | Woodbridge, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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