Luscombe 8A N71155
20 June 1993 · Beach City, Ohio, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 June 1993 at about 13:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71155, operated by Glen W. & William A. King, was involved in an accident near Beach City, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beach City, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beach City (2D7)
- Coordinates
- 40.6502, -81.5797
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71155
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Glen W. & William A. King
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Elyria → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC93LA130
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE WAS ON APPROACH TO AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY 28. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ' . . . FLEW PATTERN NORMALLY ON DOWNWIND AND BASE. ON FINAL SAW (A PITTS SPECIAL AIRPLANE) DOING AEROBATICS BY THE RUNWAY. LOST SIGHT OF PLANE, MADE TURNS TO FIND HIM. WHEN I WAS 20 TO 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND, I SAW HIM 200 FEET AWAY GOING STRAIGHT DOWN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS GOING WHEN HE WENT BELOW MY LINE OF SIGHT. DURING DISTRACTION, I STALLED THE PLANE. TOO LOW TO RECOVER.' THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AEROBATIC AIRPLANE WAS ISSUED A WAIVER TO CONDUCT FLIGHT IN THE AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1993 | Luscombe 8F | Festus, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1993 | Luscombe 8E | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | Lerille, Mark | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1993 | Luscombe 8A | Bristol, Indiana, United States | Slagel, Dean G. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1993 | Luscombe 8F | Benton, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1993 | Luscombe 8A | Mason City, Iowa, United States | LJC Flyers, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1993 | Luscombe 8A | Lillian, Alabama, United States | Peterson, Charles H. | Fatal | 1 |
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