Luscombe 8E N1879K
2 April 1975 · Amma, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 April 1975 at about 17:06 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N1879K was involved in an accident during in flight near Amma, 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 17:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Amma, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N1879K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Spencer, Wv
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0802
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
PLT RPTD ACFT STALLED DRG R CLBG TURN OVER RIDGE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1975 | Luscombe 8A | Hales Corners, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1975 | Luscombe 8A | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1975 | Luscombe 8A | Oshtemo, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1975 | Luscombe 8A | Vancouver, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1975 | Luscombe 8E | Marianna, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1975 | Luscombe 8A | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | Wash-Christian | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
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