Luscombe 8A N1187B
16 July 1984 · Madison, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 July 1984 at about 21:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1187B was involved in an accident near Madison, Indiana, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Madison, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Madison Mun. (IMS)
- Coordinates
- 38.7492, -85.3803
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N1187B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA296
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 PILOT STATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT HE PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT AND DID AN ENGINE RUN-UP BEFORE TAKEOFF. DURING CLIMBOUT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 150 FEET THE PLT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN TREES. THE PLT STATED THAT HE USES A MIXTURE OF 100LL AND AUTOMOTIVE GRADE LOW LEAD FUEL. HE DRAINED APPROXIMATELY 4 GALLONS FROM THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT DOES NOT HAVE AN STC FOR THE FUEL. NO PREIMPACT PART MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 1984 | Luscombe 8F | Newburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1984 | Luscombe 8A | Colcord, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1984 | Luscombe 8E | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1984 | Luscombe 8A | Shelbyville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1984 | Luscombe 8E | Ortonville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1984 | Luscombe 8E | Seldovia, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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