Luscombe 8A N45980
21 May 1988 · Geneva, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 May 1988 at about 17:45 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N45980 was involved in an accident near Geneva, Florida, 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 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Geneva, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Southerland
- Coordinates
- 28.7309, -81.1094
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N45980
- 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
- MIA88LA174
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
THE PILOT STATE THAT HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE OVER A TREE LINE WHILE ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK AND BEFORE THE SINK RATE COULD BE ARRESTED THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1988 | Luscombe 8A | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1988 | Luscombe 8A | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | James R. Chafin | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1988 | Luscombe 8A | Painton, Missouri, United States | Dejournett, William D. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1988 | Luscombe 8A | Horse Shoe, North Carolina, United States | Walter B. Fletcher | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 1988 | Luscombe 8A | Burleson, Texas, United States | Bransom, Robert M. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1988 | Luscombe 8E | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1988 | Beechcraft A-23 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Rockwell A9B | Marianna, Florida, United States | Panhandle Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1988 | Piper J3C | N Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Walker, David L | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jun 1988 | Cessna 172N | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Miller Aircraft, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |