Luscombe 8A N28882
4 August 2001 · Fort Bragg, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 August 2001 at about 23:19 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N28882 was involved in an accident near Fort Bragg, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 23:19
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Bragg, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fort Bragg (Private) (8Q3)
- Coordinates
- 39.4833, -123.7833
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N28882
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Little River → Fort Bragg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX01LA269
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while making a precautionary landing resulting in an inadvertent stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane while in a right turn for a precautionary landing. The destination airport became fogged in and the airplane was running low on fuel, so the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing to a ranch road. During the landing the pilot said he "allowed the airspeed to get too slow," resulting in a stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2001 | Luscombe 8E | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 2001 | Luscombe 8A | Harrisonville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2001 | Luscombe 8C | Olympia, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 2001 | Luscombe 8F | Tombstone, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2001 | Luscombe 8A | Haltom City, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2001 | Luscombe 8A | Resaca, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,528 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2001 | Hughes 269C | Tracy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Cessna R172K | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-46-350P | Stockton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2001 | Jones RV-6A | Inyokern, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 May 2001 | Cessna 177B | Santa Maria, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2001 | Cessna 140 | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |