Luscombe 8A N1544K
26 February 2000 · Selma, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 February 2000 at about 19:45 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1544K was involved in an accident near Selma, California, 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 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Selma, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Selma (0Q4)
- Coordinates
- 36.5308, -119.6402
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N1544K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX00LA113
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The failure and separation of the right landing gear axle during taxi from landing for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
At the completion of a local area flight, the airplane owner-pilot made a normal (smooth) landing and taxied off the runway. Without warning, the right main landing gear axle broke and the gear collapsed. The airplane had been in operation since about 1947, and it was maintained on an annual inspection basis.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 25 Nov 2000 | Luscombe 8A | Antlers, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-30 | Davis, California, United States | Travis AFB Aeroclub | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Cessna 150H | Corona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 2000 | Cessna 182L | Coulterville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 May 2000 | Cessna 152 | Palm Springs, California, United States | The FLT School At Palm Springs | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Nov 2000 | Cessna 340A | Selma, California, United States | Yecny Enterprises, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 2000 | Cessna 172N | Palm Springs, California, United States | Bermuda Dunes Air Service | Minor injuries | - |