Luscombe 8A N778W
1 June 1973 · Grafton, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 June 1973 at about 18:45 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N778W was involved in an accident during in flight near Grafton, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grafton, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N778W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Knottesville, W Va → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1097
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
OBS FLYING LOW OVER HOME. ENG SPUTTERED MOMENTARILY. CRASHED IN DRIVEWAY. PRIMER FOUND UNLOCKED.
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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