Luscombe 8A N71153

Summary

On 24 May 1982 at about 21:15 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71153, operated by JAS E. Grudy, was involved in an accident near Parkin, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 May 1982 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Parkin, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N71153

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

JAS E. Grudy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Presidents Isle → Wynne

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82FPG13

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 PILOT DEPARTED PRESIDENTS ISLE, TN WITH ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF FUEL (3.5 GAL) AND PROCEEDED EN ROUTE WITH A PLANNED STOP AT WYNNE, AR FOR FUEL. PRIOR TO REACHING WYNNE, HEAVY RAIN WAS ENCOUNTERED AND A LANDING WAS MADE AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT NEAR PARKIN, AR. THE PILOT LET THE ENGINE RUN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHILE WAITING FOR THE RAIN TO SUBSIDE, THEN FINALLY SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. ABOUT 1 HR LATER, THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM THE PRIVATE STRIP. ABOUT 1/8 MILE FROM THE STRIP, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS ABOUT 1 PINT OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANK. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE OR LEAKS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE FUEL PICKUP POINT WAS LOCATED ON THE FORWARD 1/3 PORTION OF THE TANK. REPORTEDLY, THE FUEL LEVER IN THE TANK WOULD HAVE BEEN THE PICKUP POINT DURING A CLIMB WITH ONLY 1 PINT OF FUEL REMAINING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.