Luscombe 8A N71620
27 July 2000 · Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 2000 at about 22:55 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71620 was involved in an accident near Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kingfisher (F92)
- Coordinates
- 35.8403, -97.9300
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71620
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW00LA221
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the downdraft weather condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Visual meteorological conditions existed with thunderstorms and rain showers moving toward the airport. During the final approach approximately 200 feet from the runway, the airplane encountered a downdraft. The pilot applied full power; however, it did not keep the airplane from descending to the terrain. The airplane impacted the ground in a level attitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2000 | Luscombe 8A | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 2000 | Luscombe 8A | Westminster, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2000 | Luscombe 8A | Homosassa, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2000 | Luscombe 8A | Selma, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2000 | Luscombe 8E | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | Chris R. Randall | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2000 | Luscombe 8A | Greenville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-32-260 | Clinton, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2000 | Beechcraft H35 | Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2000 | Cessna 150L | Rush Springs, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-28-180 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2000 | Cessna 140 | Hunter, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2000 | Lake LA-4-200 | Claremore, Oklahoma, United States | Kenneth L. Clark | Minor injuries | - |