Luscombe 8 N77922
24 May 2018 · Batavia, Ohio, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 May 2018 at about 15:00 local time, a Luscombe 8 registered N77922 was involved in an accident near Batavia, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Batavia, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clermont County (I69)
- Coordinates
- 39.0783, -84.2106
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8
- Registration
- N77922
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Batavia → Batavia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA295
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s use of an improper engine hand-propping procedure, which resulted in the airplane’s unexpected movement.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that, while hand-propping the engine, the engine started at full power, and the airplane jumped over the chocks and began moving in circles. Subsequently, to stop the airplane, an airport vehicle was driven into the airplane's tail. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The student recommended that better control of the throttle could have prevented the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2018 | Luscombe 8A | Longview, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2018 | Luscombe 8 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2018 | Luscombe 8 | New Carlisle, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2018 | Luscombe 8 | Eunice, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2018 | Luscombe 8 | Fulton, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2018 | Luscombe 8 | Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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