Luscombe 8A N71272
18 August 1977 · Carthage, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 August 1977 at about 18:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71272 was involved in an accident during in flight near Carthage, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carthage, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carthage Mun
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71272
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2816
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 1977 | Luscombe 8C | Rockport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1977 | Luscombe 8A | Moundville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1977 | Luscombe 8A | Pittsfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1977 | Luscombe 8E | Mormon Lake, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1977 | Luscombe 8E | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 1977 | Luscombe 8A | Alderwood Mnr, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |