# NTSB SEA82DA040: Luscombe 8E, N2623K, Blaine, WA, March 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 20, 1982, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Blaine, WA
- Coordinates: 48.930248, -122.719161 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9302&lon=-122.7192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA040
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69974/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA040

## Analysis

UPON ARRIVAL THE PILOT OBSERVED THE WIND TO BE 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY WITH AN ESTIMATED VELOCITY OF 5 TO 7 KNOTS. A LOW PASS WAS COMPLETED FOLLOWED BY A LANDING ON RUNWAY 32. DURING THE ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT, THE LANDING GEAR ENCOUNTERED SOD/SOFT TERRAIN, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2623K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2623K), registered now, S/N 5350, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5350
- Airframe hours: 2642
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Roy Williams
- Registered owner: Roy Williams
- Departed: CLM, PORT ANGELES, WA
- Destination: BROOKSVILLE, FL
- Airport: WA09, Blaine Municipal, runway 32, 2,100 × 26 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 216 total, 197 in this make and model, 185 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 104 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820320008309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820320008309A), Mar 20, 1982: Luscom 8E, Blaine, WA, Substantial damage. Allowed aircraft to veer off runway in crosswind landing. Hit soft mud, nosed over.

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

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