Luscombe 8A N1127B
15 March 1992 · Vancouver, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 March 1992 at about 22:43 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1127B, operated by Edward U. McBride, was involved in an accident near Vancouver, Washington, 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 22:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vancouver, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Evergreen Field (59S)
- Coordinates
- 45.6292, -122.5191
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N1127B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Edward U. McBride
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sandy → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA92LA060
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER RATE OF DESCENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 28L THE PILOT UTILIZED A SLIP TO LOSE ALTITUDE. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND HIT HARD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL SEPARATED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. WINDS AT NEARBY REPORTING STATIONS WERE LIGHT. THE RUNWAY'S 20:1 APPROACH CLEARANCE PLANE WAS OBSTRUCTED AND THE RUNWAY WAS NOT MARKED FOR A CLEAR 20:1 APPROACH CLEARANCE PLANE. ADDITIONALLY, NO VISUAL GLIDE SLOPE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE TO PILOTS LANDING ON THIS RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1992 | Luscombe 8E | Acton, Texas, United States | Tylenda, John R. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1992 | Luscombe 8E | Farrar, Missouri, United States | Storie, Kenneth J | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1992 | Luscombe 8A | Alpena, Michigan, United States | Ableidinger, Michael A | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1992 | Luscombe 8E | Napoleon, North Dakota, United States | Harold L. Moore & Brian Teubel | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Sep 1992 | Luscombe 8E | Rochester, Massachusetts, United States | Lucia Deleiris | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1992 | Luscombe 8A | Snoqualmie, Washington, United States | The Aviators | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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