- Date
- April 17, 1982, 21:20 local (Apr 18, 1982, 02:20 UTC)
- Place
- Panama City, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2144KLuscombe 8A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820417009799A
- Case key
- 72155
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Fluid,fuel - low levelFactor
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Light condition - nightFactor
Precautionary landing - performedFactor
ObjectFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Analysis
The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing on a highway median due to low fuel and weather conditions. During the landing roll the aircraft collided with marker posts and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2144K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4871
- Airframe hours
- 1,510
- Engine
- Continental C-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James , Dellas
- Registered owner
- James , Dellas
- Departed
- Tallahassee, FL
- Destination
- Destin, FL
N2144KRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,100 total · 6 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PFN, 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.