Luscombe 8A N71759
6 June 1971 · Odessa, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 June 1971 at about 14:08 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71759 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Odessa, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Odessa, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Pasco County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71759
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2251
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
ACFT PLACARDED TO USE FULL CARB HEAT DRG TKOFS, FOUND COLD PSN.OBSERVED ROCKING SIDE-TO-SIDE.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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