Luscombe 8F N37087
24 October 1974 · Block Island, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1974 at about 13:45 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N37087 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Block Island, Rhode Island, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Block Island, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- Old Harbor
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8F
- Registration
- N37087
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New London, Conn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3605
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
FLOAT EQPD.L REAR FLOAT BALL FITTING BENT AND DISCONNECTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1974 | Luscombe 8E | Bellevue, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1974 | Luscombe 8E | Garrettsvl, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1974 | Luscombe 8A | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1974 | Luscombe 8A | Marlton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1974 | Luscombe 8A | White Cloud, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1974 | Luscombe 8A | Romeo, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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