Luscombe 8A N1209K
28 October 1979 · Fredericksburg, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 October 1979 at about 15:34 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1209K was involved in an accident during in flight near Fredericksburg, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fredericksburg, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N1209K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Fredericksburg, Tx → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3331
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
VERTICAL STAB & RUDDER SEPARATED IN FLT.NO RECORD OF STU PLT ENDORSED FOR SOLO IN TYPE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1979 | Luscombe 8E | Plainville, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1979 | Luscombe 8A | Cache, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1979 | Luscombe 8E | Gasport, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1979 | Luscombe 8A | Patterson, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1979 | Luscombe 8A | Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Dec 1979 | Luscombe 8A | Fort Bidwell, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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