SEA86LA189

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Rosalia, WA · August 3, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 3, 1986, 08:15 local (15:15 UTC)
Place
Rosalia, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1886BLuscombe 8A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860803076249A
Case key
40461

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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.

Loss of control - in flightLanding
Warning system(other) - lack ofFactor
Stall - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding

Analysis

During climb out the acft entered a departure stall. The acfts left wing dropped and the acft came to rest 90 degrees from its departure heading. This acft has no stall warning system.

Aircraft

Registration
N1886B
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
6313
Airframe hours
9,034
Engine
Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Carl E. Davis
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · August 17, 1985 · 115 hours before
Departed
07S · Deer Park, WA
Destination
72S · Rosalia, WA
Airport
72S · Rosalia, runway 2, 2,850 × 80 ft, asphalt

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
60
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Front
Flight hours
1,276 total · 460 in this make and model · 47 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
84 °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.

Other investigations on N1886B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.