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Luscombe 8A N7113O

14 October 1983 · Victorville, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 14 October 1983 at about 23:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N7113O was involved in an accident near Victorville, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Victorville, California, United States
Coordinates
34.4902, -117.3593
Aircraft
Luscombe 8A
Registration
N7113O
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Moss Beach → Barstow
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX84LA013

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

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 PLT STATED THAT THE FLT WAS PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY UNTIL HE VEERED OFF COURSE TO GO AROUND A RESTRICTED AREA & BECAME SLIGHTLY LOST. WHEN HE WAS 5-1/2 MI SE OF GEORGE AFB & 36 MI SW OF HIS DESTINATION HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAGE WAS READING EMPTY. MOMENTS LATER THE ENG QUIT & A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A DRY SEWAGE POND COLLAPSING BOTH LANDING GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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