Luscombe 8F N2007B
20 March 2017 · Vicksburg, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 March 2017 at about 21:44 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N2007B was involved in an accident near Vicksburg, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one died. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vicksburg, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Thrall Lake (7MI3)
- Coordinates
- 42.1167, -85.5167
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8F
- Registration
- N2007B
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1948
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vicksburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN17LA135
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent contact with the propeller while hand propping the engine, which resulted in a fatal injury.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot was found lying on the ground under the nose of the airplane with a fatal head injury from a propeller strike. Normal engine start for this airplane required hand propping the engine. The airplane was found with the left wheel chocked, and the magneto, throttle control, primer, and fuel tank selector settings as expected for an engine start. It is likely that, during hand propping, the pilot inadvertently entered the path of the propeller. The Federal Aviation Administration advises pilots that hand propping should only be attempted with two properly trained people, and the pilot was alone when he was fatally injured.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2017 | Luscombe 8 | Caldwell, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2017 | Luscombe 8 | Remsen, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Luscombe 8 | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2017 | Luscombe 8 | Perryville, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2017 | Luscombe 8 | Angleton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2017 | Luscombe 8A | Rexberg, Idaho, United States | Melendez Robert | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2017 | Cessna A185 | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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