Luscombe LL-8-E N1750K
10 June 1997 · Charlottesville, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 June 1997 at about 15:10 local time, a Luscombe LL-8-E registered N1750K, operated by Andrew E. Guthrow, was involved in an accident near Charlottesville, Virginia, 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 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charlottesville-Albemarle (CHO)
- Coordinates
- 38.0903, -78.5594
- Aircraft
- Luscombe LL-8-E
- Registration
- N1750K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Andrew E. Guthrow
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC97LA112
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The left main landing gear collapsed due to corrosion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The two pilots aboard were both certified flight instructors. The purpose of the flight was for one of the two pilots to renew the others tailwheel currency. During the landing left main gear collapsed. The instructing pilot performed the landing. He stated 'I landed the aircraft three point and let the aircraft decelerate in a ground roll of 1,000 feet. With approximately 3,000 feet of runway remaining the [other pilot] asked if I wanted some brakes, I said 'just a little bit.' We were traveling below 20 knots by now. The right seat was not equipped with brakes. After I responded...I felt the aircraft swing 180 degrees right, rapidly. The left wheel broke off, and the tube collapsed. The aircraft came to rest on the left wing, right main and tail wheel. The propeller striking the runway stopped the engine.' Examination of the airplane revealed that the left main landing gear had 'heavy corrosion (rust) where the strut joined the axle,' which was at the point of separation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe LL-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1997 | Luscombe LL-8-A | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | David J Wallace | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1997 | Luscombe LL-8-F | Carrollton, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1998 | Luscombe LL-8-C | Caldwell, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2001 | Luscombe LL-8-E | Bellaire, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 2002 | Luscombe LL-8-E | Olar, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Oct 2004 | Luscombe LL-8 | Jasper, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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