Luscombe 8E N2661K
13 August 1985 · Carthage, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1985 at about 16:50 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N2661K was involved in an accident near Carthage, New York, 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 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carthage, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carthage
- Coordinates
- 43.9790, -75.5995
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N2661K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Watertown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85LA209
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
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT,WHILE CLIMBING TO CRUISE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH; HOWEVER IT DID NOT QUIT. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WHILE TURNING ONTO FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY. THE ALTITUDE WAS INSUFFICIENT TO CLEAR THE HIGH VEGETATION ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH IT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1985 | Luscombe 8A | Suches, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1985 | Luscombe 8A | Coventryville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1985 | Luscombe 8E | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Luscombe 8A | Orofino, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1985 | Luscombe 8A | San Jose, California, United States | Ronald C. Lawson | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1985 | Luscombe 8E | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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