Luscombe 8E N71911
17 December 2011 · Atchison, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 December 2011 at about 19:30 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N71911 was involved in an accident near Atchison, Kansas, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atchison, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Amelia Earhart Airport (K59)
- Coordinates
- 39.5706, -95.1803
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N71911
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Garder → Atchison
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12CA117
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate directional control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing roll, the airplane swerved to the left side of the runway. The pilot attempted to regain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane by applying left aileron, right rudder, and wheel brake to no avail. The airplane departed the edge of the runway into an area of soft ground and nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2011 | Luscombe 8A | Cowiche, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2011 | Luscombe 8A | Dixie, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Luscombe 8F | McCall, Idaho, United States | Davis James R | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Luscombe 8 | Lincoln, California, United States | Earl J Hodges | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 May 2011 | Luscombe 8E | Apex, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2011 | Luscombe 8E | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2011 | Waltman Theodore J MOOSE | Hays, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2011 | Sadler Terry RANS S-7 COURIER | Riley, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 18 Jun 2011 | Worley Dennis SONEX | Gardner, Kansas, United States | Ted Thomas | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2011 | Riffel Jerris L RV-7A | Winfield, Kansas, United States | Riffel Jerris L | Fatal | 1 |