Luscombe 8E N1909K

Summary

On 3 October 2003 at about 20:00 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N1909K was involved in an accident near Orange City, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 October 2003 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Orange City, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.9903, -96.0628

Aircraft

Luscombe 8E

Registration

N1909K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Orange City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI04LA003

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance from the trees while manuevering at a low altitude. A factor was the trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was destroyed after impacting trees and terrain. There were no witnesses to the accident. The aircraft was found in the northwest corner of a small field about 75 yards away from two farm buildings and a silo. The pilot's father owned the property. The destroyed aircraft was found in a near vertical position with the wreckage contained in a single area. Several trees located approximately 10 yards to the west of the wreckage were missing branches at an estimated height of 10-40 feet AGL. The inspection of the airplane revealed no pre-impact anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.