- Date
- March 21, 1987, 07:05 local (13:05 UTC)
- Place
- Merrill, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25333Luscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870321007069A
- Case key
- 13747
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Aircraft lost power on takeoff and plt made a forced landng in a rough field. The left main gear collapsed and substantial damage to the outer two feet of the right wing was sustained. Inspection of the aircraft after the accident did not disclose cause of power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25333
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1209
- Airframe hours
- 2,156
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8F, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Burton J. Schnur, III
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 18, 1986 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- RRL
- Airport
- RRL · Merrill Muni
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 160 total · 91 in this make and model · 123 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUW, 17 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.