Luscombe 8E N2600K
10 September 1987 · Cartersville, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 September 1987 at about 18:30 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N2600K was involved in an accident near Cartersville, Georgia, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cartersville, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cartersville (6AO)
- Coordinates
- 34.1597, -84.7994
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N2600K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Marietta
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87LA253
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
THE PLT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER ON CLIMB OUT. AN OFF ARPT LANDING ATTEMPT RESULTED IN IMPACT WITH TREES AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT WERE WITHIN THE RANGE FOR CARBURETOR ICE BUILDUP. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED A CRUISE PROPELLER INSTALLED. A WITNESS DESCRIBED A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF PRIOR TO THE ACFT SETTLING INTO THE TREES. THE CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPAIRED THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED IF THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS USED OR NOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1987 | Luscombe 8E | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1987 | Luscombe 8A | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1987 | Luscombe 8A | Riverside, California, United States | Dawn M. Holbrook | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Luscombe 8A | Burbank, Washington, United States | Lyle L. Boylan | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1987 | Luscombe 8-A | Chillicothe, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1987 | Luscombe 8A | Selma, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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