Luscombe LL-8-E N1243K

Summary

On 31 October 2001 at about 15:50 local time, a Luscombe LL-8-E registered N1243K was involved in an accident near Bellaire, Michigan, United States. One person was 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.

Date

31 October 2001 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Bellaire, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Antrim County (ACB)

Coordinates

44.9709, -85.2009

Aircraft

Luscombe LL-8-E

Registration

N1243K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lake Ellsworth → Bellaire

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA017

Nobody was injured.

the unsuitable terrain for landing selected by the pilot. A factor was the soft terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The floatplane nosed over during landing on grass. The pilot reported he landed the airplane with a slight nose high attitude, using a small amount of power to skid the floats onto the grass at 50 mph. He reported that, "After a measured run out distance of 43' the floats settled thru the grass into the soft sand. At 54' run out distance, [the] floats dug into sand and caused airplane to flip over, upside down." The pilot reported he had been landing floatplanes on grass for 20 years.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.