- Date
- March 31, 1985, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Casper, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2482KLuscombe 8E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850331010099A
- Case key
- 16654
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Analysis
Before reaching the destination, the acft encountered turbulence & the passenger became ill. The plt tried to land on the east-west rwy, but the x-wind was too strong, so he then entered a pattern for rwy 3. After turning into the wind for a landing, the acft encountered a gust-like condition, then stalled & impacted the ground. There was a fast moving snow squall in the vicinity with wind gusts to 58 KTS. Also, there was evidence that the acft had encountered wind shear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2482K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5209
- Airframe hours
- 4,700
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gilbert Henry Montiel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 14, 1984 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- THP · Themopolis, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HAD · Harford, runway 3, 1,500 × 60 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 268 total · 268 in this make and model · 148 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 30 knots, gusting 35
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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