- Date
- January 18, 1986, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Turin, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N25119Luscombe 8B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860118000889A
- Case key
- 30289
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The personal flight from oswego, NY to Turin, NY was uneventful and without problems. However while landing in soft snow, the right ski dug into the soft snow. The landing gear failed and the aircraft nosed over onto its back and was substantially damaged. The plt stated that a phone call to check snow conditions at Turin could possibly have prevented the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25119
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1043
- Airframe hours
- 2,996
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Walter Kahn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 26, 1985
- Departed
- N00 · Oswego, NY
- Destination
- Turin, NY
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,305 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 1,200 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.