- Date
- June 13, 1985, 15:32 local (19:32 UTC)
- Place
- Jeffersonville, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N23004Luscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850613024609A
- Case key
- 12843
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Analysis
The airplane had circled the north-south grass runway twice before attempting a south landing with an estimated 20 to 30 mph crosswind from the west. The airplane staled and made a 360 degree roll. The pilot was unable to recover and the aircraft struck the ground in an almost level attitude with little forward movement. A witness stated that the pilot had overshot the centerine of the runway and had steepened his turn trying to return to centerline when control was lost. The pilot had 390 hours total time of which only twenty hours were dual instruction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23004
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4060968
- Airframe hours
- 3,322
- Engine
- Continental A-C65A, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ebert A. Crueaa
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 12, 1984 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- 401 · Waynesville, OH
- Airport
- RLA · Private, runway 18, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 390 total · 390 in this make and model · 370 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAY, 35 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.