Luscombe 8A N28461

Summary

On 29 March 2021 at about 12:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N28461 was involved in an accident near Port Townsend, Washington, United States. One person was 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

29 March 2021 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Townsend, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Jefferson County Intl (0S9)

Coordinates

48.0538, -122.8106

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N28461

Category

Airplane

Year built

1940

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Angeles → Auburn

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA149

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate engine hand propping procedure which resulted in the airplane’s unexpected movement and subsequent impact with a fueling station.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after refueling his airplane, that was chocked, with the parking brake set, he attempted to hand prop the engine. After the engine started and while he was walking around the back of the airplane, the engine’s rpm began to increase, and the airplane began to pivot about 90° on the left wheel. When the airplane bypassed the wheel chock, it then rolled towards a fuel station. Shortly thereafter, the airplane impacted the fuel station, which resulted in substantial damage to the right-wing strut.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.