Luscombe 8E N2789K
22 July 2015 · Perry, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 July 2015 at about 00:25 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N2789K was involved in an accident near Perry, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 00:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Perry, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Perry Municipal (KF22)
- Coordinates
- 36.3844, -97.2728
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N2789K
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1947
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Perry → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- CEN15LA313
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's incapacitation and subsequent loss of airplane control due to heat exhaustion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 85-year old pilot was on his third flight of the day. After boarding the airplane, he reported sitting in the airplane for a "lengthy" period of time waiting for an engine start by hand-propping the airplane. He recalled adding full power for takeoff and then "everything went black." He was unable to recall any further details of the event. A witness reported about 400-500 feet from takeoff the airplane veered off the runway, crossed an open area, a closed diagonal runway, a taxiway and ran into a drainage ditch. The witness stated it did not appear the pilot made any control inputs after applying full power. The heat index was 105° F. Based on the information and the extreme heat, it is likely that the pilot blacked out due to heat exhaustion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2015 | Luscombe 8A | Mount Dora, Florida, United States | Simpson V David | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2015 | Luscombe 8 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2015 | Luscombe 8A | Churchville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2015 | Luscombe 8 | Fort Valley, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 2015 | Luscombe 8A | Oxford, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2015 | Luscombe 8A | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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