Luscombe 8A N71877
18 August 1980 · Kennett, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1980 at about 18:15 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71877 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Kennett, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kennett, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kennett Memorial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71877
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2490
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
R MAIN LNDG GEAR LOWER LEG, PN 58383-1, FAILED.SVRCORROSION ON INTERIOR TUBULAR SURF.WING DMGD, LNDG
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 1980 | Luscombe 8A | MacClenny, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1980 | Luscombe 8A | Fairview, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 1980 | Luscombe 8E | Ft Collins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1980 | Luscombe 8-E | Selma, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1980 | Luscombe 8A | Lincoln, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1980 | Luscombe 8E | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |