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.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1983 | Luscombe 8E | Elba, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1983 | Luscombe 8A | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1983 | Luscombe 8A | Cle Elum, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1983 | Luscombe 8A | Hunter, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1983 | Luscombe 8A | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1983 | Luscombe 8E | Oakes, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |