- Date
- October 15, 1982, 13:12 local (18:12 UTC)
- Place
- Delavan, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1094KLuscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821015057409A
- Case key
- 70447
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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 airport manager stated that the aircraft had been flying for about 45 min when it returned to the airport. He reported that the pilot made a low pass over the runway, as if he was checking the wind for landing. He saw the pilot start to climb and enter a left turn, but did not see the plane crash. Two other witnesses also saw the plane start to climb and turn. One of the witnesses saw the plane go into a steep bank and then suddenly go straight down. The aircraft impacted, nose down, in a corn field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1094K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3821
- Airframe hours
- 1,120
- Engine
- Continental A-65-I, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Daniel T. Wellace
- Registered owner
- Daniel T. Wellace
- Departed
- C-59 · Delavan, WI
- Destination
- C-59 · Delavan, WI
- Airport
- C-59 · Lake Lawn, runway 36, 4,400 × 80 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
- 43
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 11,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 10,000 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 136 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1094K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.