Luscombe 8E N2438K

Summary

On 20 July 2006 at about 16:45 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N2438K was involved in an accident near Willow, Alaska, 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.

Date

20 July 2006 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Willow, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.7569, -150.0528

Aircraft

Luscombe 8E

Registration

N2438K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chugiak → Willow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC06LA094

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during landing, which resulted in an undershoot and an in-flight collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo private pilot was landing at a private airstrip during a Title 14, CFR Part 91 local area personal flight. He reported that while landing to the south, he inadvertently allowed the airplane to descend into an area that contained trees, about 25 feet short of the airstrip. As a result, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot noted in his written report to the NTSB that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.