Luscombe 8A
NTSB investigations · 852
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WHERE a.aircraft_model_code IN ('8190104', '8190111')
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NTSB MIA05LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Brookhaven, MSThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in the airplane ground looping.NTSB SEA04CA174Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Nampa, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include the pilot's very low total time in this make and model aircraft (one hour), and the soft terrain the aircraft encountered along the side of the runway.NTSB CHI04CA189Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Merrill, WIThe dual student's failure to maintain directional control during the initial climb after takeoff and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. A contributing factor was that all available runway was not used for takeoff due to the touch-and-go…NTSB CHI03LA295Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Maquoketa, IAThe pilot's excessive use of the brake system, which resulted in directional control not being maintained during the landing. A factor to the accident was the crosswind.NTSB CHI03LA292Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Macon, MOThe pilot's improper use of the rudder, which resulted in directional control not being maintained during the landing. A factor to the accident was the crosswind gust.NTSB SEA03LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Colville, WAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions on landing. A contributing factor was a crosswind.NTSB CHI03LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Sturtevant, WIThe student pilot's abrupt liftoff resulting in his failure to maintain adequate airspeed followed by a stall. Also causal was the instructor's inadequate supervision.NTSB ANC03LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in the nose over of the airplane.NTSB ANC02LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Cordova, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable runway for takeoff, which precipitated an in-flight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain.NTSB CHI02LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Wahoo, NEThe student, who was a private pilot, used excessive braking during the landing roll.NTSB FTW02LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Haltom City, TXThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB CHI02LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Harrisonville, MOdirectional control not maintained be the pilot during landing rollout. The ditch was a contributing factor.NTSB LAX01LA269Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Fort Bragg, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while making a precautionary landing resulting in an inadvertent stall.NTSB ATL01FA082Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Resaca, GAThe certificated flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a turning maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor was the loading of the airplane over maximum gross weight.NTSB FTW01LA027Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Antlers, OKthe loss of engine power resulting from carburetor icing conditions.NTSB CHI01FA026Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Des Moines, IAThe pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the final turn, and the pilot's improper decision to fly the tight pattern to the closer runway. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's inadequate distance/altitude in the traffic pattern and the…NTSB ATL00LA094Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Homosassa, FLThe pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and subsequently exhausting his fuel supply. Factors were his failure to obtain a weather briefing, the weather conditions which included clouds and obscuration, the residence and the…NTSB SEA00LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Tacoma, WAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors include a gusting crosswind.NTSB FTW00LA221Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Kingfisher, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the downdraft weather condition.NTSB NYC00LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Westminster, MDthe delayed corrective action by the flight instructor. Factors were the failure of the private pilot to maintain directional control, his failure to use the brakes, and the lack of brakes on the right side for the flight instructor.NTSB FTW00LA174Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Greenville, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.NTSB LAX00LA113Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Selma, CAThe failure and separation of the right landing gear axle during taxi from landing for undetermined reasons.NTSB LAX00LA057Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Gualala, CAThe student pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush and a collision with the ground.NTSB CHI00LA051Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Orleans, NEthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the power line. The power line was a factor.NTSB ANC99LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors in the accident were snow showers and snow-covered terrain.NTSB FTW99LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Ada, OKThe pilot's excessive application of the wheel brakes.NTSB CHI99LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Schaumburg, ILthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the snowbank which the airplane contacted.NTSB ATL99LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8-A · Palmetto, FLThe failure of the wheel fairing attach bolts that resulted in the loss of control during the landing roll when the fairing became lodged under the left wheel.NTSB CHI98LA232Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Chillicothe, MOthe improper use of the engine starting procedure. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot in command's lack of recent experience, the aircraft not being tied down, the utility pole and guy wire.NTSB ANC98LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Paxson, AKA loss of engine power due to a failure of the engine's number 3 intake valve. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB LAX98LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Grass Valley, CAthe pilot's inadvertent activation of the aircraft brakes during the landing rollout.NTSB CHI98LA046Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Lincoln, NEthe throttle linkage coming apart in flight, and the inadvertent stall.NTSB CHI97LA304Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Brooklyn, MIfailure of the pilot to see-and-avoid the transmission wires (inadequate visual lookout, and failing to maintain sufficient altitude and clearance from the obstruction).NTSB FTW97LA259Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Seminole, TXThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions. A factor was the prevailing quartering tailwind.NTSB IAD97LA086Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe LL-8-A · Annapolis, MDthe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in accumulation of carburetor ice and subsequent loss of engine power. Related factors were: carburetor icing conditions, and trees in the emergency landing area.NTSB ANC97LA038Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Kake, AKThe pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic area, the pilot's becoming lost/disoriented, and rocks and boulders in the emergency landing…NTSB SEA97LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Arlington, WALanding long (improper touchdown point) and collapse of the main landing gear during an intentional swerve or groundloop. Factors include excessive airspeed on approach.NTSB SEA97LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Morgan, UTDisconnection of the mixture control wire wound cable sheath. A factor was the abrupt, elevated edge of the highway pavement.NTSB MIA97LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Charlotte, NCfailure of the pilot maintain directional control of the aircraft, while landing. The proximity of trees was a related factor.NTSB LAX97LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · El Cajon, CAunfavorable weather condition(s), which caused the aircraft to descend at a rate that exceeded its climb capability.NTSB CHI96LA189Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Greenville, MIforeign material, probably due to improper maintenance, which blocked the main fuel metering jet of the carburetor, and resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power.NTSB SEA96LA057Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Puyallup, WAthe owner's failure to comply with requirements for annual inspections of the airplane, and the debonding of the right brake lining and subsequent jamming of the lining into the right main wheel.NTSB NYC96LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Kutztown, PAthe pilot's improper use of brakes during the landing roll resulting in the airplane nosing over.NTSB ATL96FA006Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Picayune, MSa worn left magneto distributor gear, which resulted in a loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground.NTSB ATL95LA125Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A/E · Williamson, GAThe pilot in command's failure to compensate for wind conditions which resulted in a failure to maintain control of the aircraft when a windshear was encountered.NTSB SEA95FA128Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Hubbard, ORThe failure of the maintenance personnel who rebuilt the aircraft to properly install the wing lower lift strut attachment bolts. Contributing to the accident was the failure of another maintenance person to adequately inspect the aircraft for properly…NTSB CHI95LA203Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Hampshire, ILthe pilot's failure to attain liftoff speed. A factor in the accident was the ditch.NTSB FTW95LA236Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Farmington, NMFailure by the pilot to maintain directional control.NTSB FTW94LA313Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Byers, COFailure by the pilot to maintain a proper descent rate during approach to landing. A factor was lack of experience in make, model, and type of aircraft.NTSB FTW94FA206Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Decatur, TXThe pilot's loss of control while maneuvering. Factors were the pilot's maneuvering at an low altitude and his lack of recent experience in make and model.
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