Luscombe 8E N71207
13 December 1990 · Mundelein, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1990 at about 22:15 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N71207 was involved in an accident near Mundelein, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mundelein, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Air Estates (LL09)
- Coordinates
- 42.2597, -87.9995
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N71207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mundelein → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI91LA046
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
LANDING GEAR TIRE FAILURE AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PIC/CFI.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST DURING THE ROLL-OUT, AND THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TIRE TO BE FLAT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1990 | Luscombe 8F | Morgan, Utah, United States | Douglas H. Harris | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1990 | Luscombe 8A | Logan, Utah, United States | Chesley, Kurt | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1990 | Luscombe 8A | Strawberry, California, United States | RAY C. Brant | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Aug 1990 | Luscombe 8A | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Semrad, James V. | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1990 | Luscombe 8A | Ashland, Kansas, United States | Cunningham, RAY | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1990 | Luscombe 8-A | Baytown, Texas, United States | Loren D LOY | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Ashton, Illinois, United States | Executive Protection Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-38 | Hinckley, Illinois, United States | Lumanair, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-23-160 | Odell, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1990 | Cessna 172N | Paris, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Nov 1990 | Pitts SPECIAL S1-S | Dekalb, Illinois, United States | Morgan, Mark William | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Dec 1990 | Maule M-4-220C | Romeoville, Illinois, United States | Matrinek, Dennis P | Minor injuries | - |