- Date
- April 25, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Essington, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1552BLuscombe 8F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820425058229A
- Case key
- 70620
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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 float equipped Luscombe stalled during fanal approach to a water landing near a dock. There was considerable rotorcraft activity near the seaplane base due to the presence of the queen elizabeth ii ocean liner.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1552B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6179
- Airframe hours
- 1,572
- Engine
- Continental C90, 96 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J.N. Pew,III
- Registered owner
- J.N. Pew,III
- Departed
- Essington, PA
- Destination
- Essington, PA
- Airport
- Philadelphia Spb, runway 9R, water
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,655 total · 475 in this make and model · 2,490 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.