- Date
- February 16, 1985, 07:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cheney, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28833Luscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850216073019A
- Case key
- 40255
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft was found abandoned after sustaining substantial damage in apparent lndg attempt in snow-covered marsh. Presumed pilot had expired student certificate and had registered acft to self under an alias. Circumstances of mishap unknown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28833
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1575
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Nicholas A. Mccoy
- Registered owner
- Bruce Carper
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- Unknown
- Destination
- Unknown
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
- 35
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 120° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 18 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GEG, 16 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.
Other investigations on N28833 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.