Luscombe 8F N803B
4 July 2004 · Andover, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 July 2004 at about 20:30 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N803B was involved in an accident near Andover, New Jersey, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Andover, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Aeroflex-Andover Airport (12N)
- Coordinates
- 41.0086, -74.7381
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8F
- Registration
- N803B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Andover → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC04CA159
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during approach. A factor was windshear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While on final approach for runway 21, over the threshold, the airplane encountered windshear. The pilot was unable to control the rate of descent, and the airplane impacted the runway. The reported wind at an airport approximately 15 miles northeast of the accident site, about the time of the accident, was from 150 degrees at 7 knots, varying between 120 degrees and 210 degrees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2004 | Luscombe 8E | Joliet, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2004 | Luscombe 8A | Merrill, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2004 | Luscombe 8A | Nampa, Idaho, United States | Ronald G. Hanks | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2005 | Luscombe 8A | Otis Orchards, Washington, United States | Eugene F. Fisher | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2005 | Luscombe 8A | Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States | Ron Ezell | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 2003 | Luscombe 8F | Newport, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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