Luscombe 8A N1017K
31 July 1987 · Selma, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 July 1987 at about 16:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1017K was involved in an accident near Selma, California, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Selma, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Selma (004)
- Coordinates
- 36.5297, -119.6391
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N1017K
- 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
- LAX87LA288
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
A LUSCOMBE 8A COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED AIRPLANES AFTER A HAND PROPPED START. THE STUDENT PILOT STARTED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WITHOUT THE BRAKES SET, WITH NO CHOCKS, AND WITH NO ONE IN THE COCKPIT. ONCE THE ENGINE STARTED, THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 150 AND A CESSNA 172. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD NO FLIGHT INSTRUCTION SINCE 1972. HE WAS LAST ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLIGHT IN A LUSCOMBE 8A ON 6/20/70 AND HAD NO ENDORSEMENT ON HIS STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1987 | Luscombe 8E | Cartersville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1987 | Durbin MONNETT MONI | Ramona, California, United States | Lipner, Robert M. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Bede BD-5 | Chula Vista, California, United States | Teufel, Armin U. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Stits ELKINS 85 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Isgrigg ELITE | Tehachapi, California, United States | Isgrigg, John | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1987 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 | Santa Ynez, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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