Luscombe 8A N71983
25 May 1981 · East Moriches, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 May 1981, a Luscombe 8A registered N71983 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near East Moriches, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Moriches, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spadaro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71983
- 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
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3075
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
WND VARIABLE & GSTG 38KTS.PIPER PA-12, N78468, DEMOLISHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1981 | Luscombe 8A | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1981 | Luscombe 8A | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 1981 | Luscombe 8F | Index, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1981 | Luscombe 8A | Livermore, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1981 | Luscombe 8A | Northfield, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1981 | Luscombe 8A | Upland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |