# NTSB FTW81FA036: Luscombe 8A, N1331B, Bixby, OK, February 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1981
- Place: Bixby, OK · BIXBY, OK
- Location: 35.9456° N, 95.8783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bixby, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9456&lon=-95.8783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA036

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0690  81/2/18  NR.BIXBY,OK           LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 212
        TIME - 1500                    N1331B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BIXBY,OK                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- COLLIDE W PWR LN OVR RVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1331B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1331B-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N 5958, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810218004279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810218004279A), Feb 18, 1981: Luscom 8A, Bixby, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Low altitude sightseeing flight over river. Struck powerline. Near vertical ground impact in river bed.

## Other investigations on N1331B (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA66F0424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0424), Feb 6, 1966: Luscombe 8A (N1331B), Raleigh, NC, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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