Luscombe 8A N2935K
7 October 1982 · La Junta, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 October 1982 at about 18:38 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N2935K, operated by Jack Dale Clifton, was involved in an accident near La Junta, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Junta, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- La Junta Municipal (LHX)
- Coordinates
- 37.9798, -103.5393
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N2935K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jack Dale Clifton
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- La Junta → La Junta
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83LA004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE STUDENT PILOT ELECTED TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 12. HE REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING, HE BEGAN TO SET THE TRIM AND PREPARE TO TAKEOFF, WHEN THE TAIL POPPED UP AND HE COULD HEAR THE WIND WHISTLING. REPORTEDLY, HE APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE USED FULL LEFT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE, BUT THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WHILE IT WAS STILL ON THE RUNWAY. ABOUT 12 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE 170 DEGREES AT 6 KTS AND VARIABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 1982 | Luscombe 8A | Apex, North Carolina, United States | Paul J. White | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1982 | Luscombe 8E | Goodland, Kansas, United States | Glenn E. Trewet | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1982 | Luscombe 8F | Calhan, Colorado, United States | George A. Catalano | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Luscombe 8A | Laurel, Montana, United States | Richard Walker McKamy | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1982 | Luscombe 8A | Panama City, Florida, United States | James , Dellas | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Luscombe 8F | Essington, Pennsylvania, United States | J.n. PEW, III | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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