Luscombe 8A N71611
29 March 1986 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 March 1986 at about 15:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71611, operated by Kerry Hartless, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Weiser (T17)
- Coordinates
- 29.7599, -95.3705
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71611
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kerry Hartless
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW86LA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS SHOWING HIS STUDENT HOW TO TAKEOFF FROM A CRASS STRIP WHEN HE NOTICED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF ON AN INTERSECTING RUNWAY. HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH, DAMAGING THE MAIN GEAR, LEFT WING AND PROPELLER.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Cessna U206F | Matagorda Is., Texas, United States | Systems Plumbing, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1986 | Hughes 369-500D | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | William O. Bowers | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Laporte, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1986 | Boeing E75 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |