Luscombe 8A N71246
11 July 1972 · Devers, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 July 1972 at about 18:20 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71246 was involved in an accident during in flight near Devers, Texas, 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 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Devers, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71246
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Hunting
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Raywood, Tex → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1046
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
HUNTING WILD HOGS. PLT UNCERTIFICATED. UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF BOTH DOORS. LOST CTL IN TIGHT TURN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Nashville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Chino, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Newark, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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