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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscombe 8A · Gustavus Townsh, OH · June 26, 2011

Date
June 26, 2011 · 14:55 local
Place
Gustavus Townsh, OH
Airport
Miller And Sons (Private Airfi
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N71687
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11FA420
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
570 total480 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated that he was attending a birthday party at the private airfield and he had flown earlier in the day and did two round trip flight from the private airfield to 4G1 and back. The last flight was the first one with a passenger, all other flight were solo. The pilot stated on the last flight he remembers taking off, stating it was a normal take off and he did not recall any control problems or mechanical problems with the aircraft, the pilot remembers taking off and the next thing he remembers was being loaded in to the ambulance.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTENDING A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE PRIVATE AIRFIELD AND HE HAD FLOWN EARLIER IN THE DAY AND DID TWO ROUND TRIP FLIGHT FROM THE PRIVATE AIRFIELD TO 4G1 AND BACK. THE LAST FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST ONE WITH A PASSENGER, ALL OTHER FLIGHT WERE SOLO. THE PILOT STATED ON THE LAST FLIGHT HE REMEMBERS TAKING OFF, STATING IT WAS A NORMAL TAKE OFF AND HE DID NOT RECALL ANY CONTROL PROBLEMS OR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT REMEMBERS TAKING OFF AND THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS WAS BEING LOADED IN TO THE AMBULANCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.