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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.

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