Luscombe 8E N71590

Summary

On 15 October 1995 at about 13:00 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N71590, operated by Randy E. LEE, was involved in an accident near Picayune, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 October 1995 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Picayune, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Picayune (PCU)

Coordinates

30.5198, -89.6697

Aircraft

Luscombe 8E

Registration

N71590

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Randy E. LEE

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96FA006

2 people died.

a worn left magneto distributor gear, which resulted in a loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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An ear witness heard the aircraft crash shortly after departure from runway 23. The airplane was found about 125 yards southwest of the departure end of runway 23. An examination revealed evidence that the airplane had impacted in a right wing down and nose down attitude. During a postaccident examination and disassembly of the engine, the left magneto was found to be damaged. About 50 percent of the gear teeth were sheared off of the left magneto distributor rotor gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.