Luscombe 8A N1404K
28 August 1988 · Painton, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 August 1988 at about 19:35 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1404K, operated by Dejournett, William D., was involved in an accident near Painton, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Painton, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eaa, Chapter 453 (M066)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N1404K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dejournett, William D.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dexter → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC88DCA03
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
PILOT DID NOT MAINTIAN THE PROPER DECENT RATE ON THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE THE PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN UNMARKED POWER LINE. THE POWER LINE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 650 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY & 46 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. AFTER HITTING THE POWER LINES, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A BEAN FIELD AND WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Luscombe 8A | Geneva, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 172 | Lamar, Missouri, United States | Richards, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1988 | Cessna 150 | Lees Summit, Missouri, United States | IDA M. Young | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1988 | Cessna 150 | MacOmb, Missouri, United States | William E. Johnson | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1988 | Cessna 152 | St Charles, Missouri, United States | Schneider, Sidney | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1988 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-22 | Freeburg, Missouri, United States | Jerry A. Tierman | No injuries | - |