Luscombe 8A N1094K

Summary

On 15 October 1982 at about 18:12 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1094K, operated by Daniel T. Wellace, was involved in an accident near Delavan, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 October 1982 at 18:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Delavan, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Lawn (C-59)

Coordinates

42.6209, -88.6302

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N1094K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Daniel T. Wellace

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Delavan → Delavan

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83FA016

1 person died.

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

THE AIRPORT MANAGER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR ABOUT 45 MIN WHEN IT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. HE REPORTED THAT THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY, AS IF HE WAS CHECKING THE WIND FOR LANDING. HE SAW THE PILOT START TO CLIMB AND ENTER A LEFT TURN, BUT DID NOT SEE THE PLANE CRASH. TWO OTHER WITNESSES ALSO SAW THE PLANE START TO CLIMB AND TURN. ONE OF THE WITNESSES SAW THE PLANE GO INTO A STEEP BANK AND THEN SUDDENLY GO STRAIGHT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED, NOSE DOWN, IN A CORN FIELD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.