Luscombe 8A N1960B
6 May 2007 · Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 May 2007 at about 14:20 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1960B was involved in an accident near Whitefield, New Hampshire, 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 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mount Washington Regional (HIE)
- Coordinates
- 44.3675, -71.5444
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N1960B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Whitefield → Whitefield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07CA110
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the Luscombe 8A was practicing touch and go landings on runway 28, a 4,001-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. After touch down, a wind gust struck the right side of the airplane. The airplane weathervaned to the right, departed the right side of the runway, and struck a ditch. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. Winds reported at the airport about 30 minutes after the accident, were from 010 degrees at 7 knots, gusting to 14 knots. The pilot reported 322 hours of total flight experience, which included approximately 124 hours in the accident airplane make and model.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2007 | Luscombe 8A | Mason County, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2007 | Luscombe 8A | Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 2007 | Luscombe 8E | Ramona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Luscombe 8A | Elwood, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 2007 | Luscombe 8A | Fruitport, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2007 | Luscombe 8A | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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