Luscombe 8 N1866B

Summary

On 20 April 2019 at about 21:30 local time, a Luscombe 8 registered N1866B, operated by Ronald J Morrison, was involved in an accident near Bremen, Alabama, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

20 April 2019 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bremen, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airport (PVT)

Coordinates

33.9836, -87.0594

Aircraft

Luscombe 8

Registration

N1866B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Ronald J Morrison

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bremen → Bremen

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA224

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun, impact with a fence, and a nose-over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during takeoff from a 2,400-ft-long private, grass airstrip, he was concerned the airplane would not clear the wires at the end of the runway, so he aborted the takeoff. The airplane overran the departure end of the runway, crossed a road, and went through a barbed wire fence. Subsequently, the airplane come to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. About the time of the accident, the pilot estimated that the wind was from 290° at 8 knots. The pilot was departing from runway 18.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.