Luscombe 8A N71141
3 May 1973 · Buttnwillow, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 May 1973 at about 18:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71141 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Buttnwillow, California, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buttnwillow, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buttonwillow
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71141
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bakersfield, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1004
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
GR HIT DIRT MOUNDS OFF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1973 | Luscombe 8A | New Hope, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1973 | Luscombe 8F | Fowler, Michigan, United States | Hart Flying CL | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1973 | Luscombe 8A | Fairburn, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1973 | Luscombe 8F | Kilbourne, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1973 | Luscombe 8A | Greensboro, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Nov 1973 | Luscombe 8A | Denton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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