Aviation Crash Map

Luscombe 8A N2853K

23 November 1974 · Polkton, North Carolina, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 23 November 1974 at about 10:50 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N2853K was involved in an accident during in flight near Polkton, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 10:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Polkton, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Luscombe 8A
Registration
N2853K
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Wadesboro, Nc → Huntersville, Nc
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3915

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 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

PRE-ARRANGED FLT.OTR ACFT ON R, LWR, PASSED UNDER THIS ACFT TO L.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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