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Luscombe 8F N1509B

12 August 1984 · Levenworth, Washington, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 12 August 1984 at about 17:45 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N1509B was involved in an accident near Levenworth, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Levenworth, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Lake Wenatchee State Arpt (WA32)
Coordinates
47.8103, -120.8602
Aircraft
Luscombe 8F
Registration
N1509B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Spokane
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA84FA198

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 1 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

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, DOWNDRAFTS ENCOUNTERED AFTER TAKEOFF PREVENTED A NORMAL CLIMB AND RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES AT 60 TO 80 FT AGL APRX 1 MILE FROM THE ARPT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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