- Date
- June 18, 1987, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- London, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1029KLuscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870618020599A
- Case key
- 7452
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was making a planned refueling stop at madison county airport. He stated he made a normal pattern entry, approach and landing. During the roll out the aircraft groundlooped to the right and departed the runway. Investigation revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions/failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1029K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3756
- Airframe hours
- 631
- Engine
- Continental A-65-1, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mr. Mike Crabbe
- Registered owner
- Michael B Crabbe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Columbus, OH
- Airport
- Madison County, runway 26, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 96 total · 48 in this make and model · 53 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 27 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.