Luscombe 8 N77875
12 February 2020 · Pacific Ocean, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 February 2020 at about 16:59 local time, a Luscombe 8 registered N77875, operated by Mark L Morantes, was involved in an accident near Pacific Ocean, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pacific Ocean, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.7608, -125.5117
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8
- Registration
- N77875
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mark L Morantes
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- The Dalles → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR20FAMS2
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
Undetermined because the airplane and pilot were not located.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was reported missing after he had not returned from a presumed cross-county flight. A multi-agency search for the missing pilot and airplane was conducted; however, neither the pilot, airplane, nor wreckage debris was located. Radar data believed to represent the missing airplane showed a westerly track over the Pacific Ocean. The last know radar position was about 57 miles west of the shoreline.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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