Luscombe 8E N1540K
16 March 1975 · Rumford, Maine, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 March 1975 at about 11:00 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N1540K was involved in an accident during in flight near Rumford, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rumford, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N1540K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Dixfield, Me → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0218
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 ATTEMPTED LOOP AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICENT TOEFFECT A SAFE RECOVERY.
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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