Luscombe 8A N1166B
20 June 1986 · Barkhanstead, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 June 1986 at about 17:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1166B was involved in an accident near Barkhanstead, Connecticut, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Barkhanstead, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N1166B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Warwick → Skylark
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA171
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 FLIGHT TOOK OFF WITH ABOUT SEVEN GALLONS OF FUEL WITH A SLIGHT TAILWIND. BUT AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF FLIGHT THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED A HEADWIND. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING GROUND ROLL THE MAIN GEAR CONTACTED RUTS AND FOLDED BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1986 | Luscombe 8A | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1986 | Luscombe 8B | Pittsford, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 May 1986 | Luscombe 8E | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Ellen Searby | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1986 | Luscombe 8F | Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Aug 1986 | Luscombe 8E | Fallbrook, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1986 | Luscombe 8A | Rosalia, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1986 | Grumman TBM-3E | Brooklyn, Connecticut, United States | Professional Aircraft Sales Co | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1986 | Kosch WHITEHEAD #21 | Stratford, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1986 | Folsom SONERAI II | Middlebury, Connecticut, United States | Earl Edwin Folsom | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1986 | Cessna 152 | Plainville, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1986 | Cessna 150 | Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States | Robert D. Penrod | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1986 | Raven S60A | Montville, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |