- Date
- August 30, 1983, 21:00 local (Aug 31, 1983, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Post, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N25285Luscombe 8C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830830045409A
- Case key
- 20758
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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 acft had impacted in a steep right wing down, nose low attitude. No preimpact, mechanical malfunction or failure was found. The plt's blood alcohol level was 0.054%. There were no entries in the plt's log book for previous flts in Luscombe acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25285
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1192
- Airframe hours
- 3,479
- Engine
- Continental A-75-8, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bob Bitche
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 19, 1983
- Departed
- Slayton, TX
- Destination
- FS2 · Lubbock, TX
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 118 total · 71 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Observed at
- LBB, 50 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.