Luscombe 8A N311P
12 April 1989 · St Augustine, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 April 1989 at about 17:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N311P, operated by Newton, Richard D, was involved in an accident near St Augustine, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Augustine, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.8897, -81.3106
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N311P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Newton, Richard D
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Augustine → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA89LA129
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
FUEL CONTAMINATION. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT ENG LOST POWER GRADUALLY. DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE & WAS DAMAGED. A POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1989 | Luscombe 8A | Napa, California, United States | Richard A. Bryson | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jul 1989 | Luscombe 8A | Ithaca, New York, United States | Robert Sharpiro | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1989 | Luscombe 8A | Sebewaing, Michigan, United States | Koch, Howard | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1989 | Luscombe 8A | Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States | Jack W. Bowie | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1989 | Luscombe 8A | Windham, Connecticut, United States | Richard F. Jones | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1989 | Luscombe 8C | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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