Luscombe 8A N77869
25 November 2001 · Harrisonville, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 November 2001 at about 21:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N77869 was involved in an accident near Harrisonville, Missouri, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harrisonville, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lawrence Smith Memorial (OA6)
- Coordinates
- 38.6495, -94.3396
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N77869
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Harrisonville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI02LA039
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
directional control not maintained be the pilot during landing rollout. The ditch was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The tailwheel equipped airplane veered off the right side of runway 17 during landing rollout. The airplane then jumped a ditch along side of the runway. The pilot reported that the wind conditions were from 250 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots.
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 | - |
| 26 Nov 2001 | Luscombe 8C | Olympia, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 2001 | Luscombe 8F | Tombstone, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2001 | Luscombe 8A | Fort Bragg, California, 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
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2001 | Cessna 210L | Farmington, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Packwood PACKWOOD 1 | Pierce City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2001 | Reitz MOHAWK 1 | Camdenton, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2001 | Boeing 737-3G7 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Cirrus SR22 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2001 | Cessna 172M | Vandalia, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |