NTSB investigations: Luscombe 8E, AK

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Luscombe 8E. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19682026
NTSB investigations: Luscombe 8E, AK per year, 1968–2026: 7 cases
19682
19751
19761
19841
19861
20061

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AK' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8190112'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC06LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Willow, AKThe pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during landing, which resulted in an undershoot and an in-flight collision with trees.Jul 20, 2006 · N2438K · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Juneau, AKAcft had history of water in fuel and the system was purged. During winter, the plt did not fly acft but ran the eng periodically. On the day of the accident, the plt refueled the acft, completed a normal pwr run-up and took off. Shortlyafter takeoff, a pwr…May 5, 1986 · N1312B · Substantial damageNTSB ANC84LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Seldovia, AKThe acft nosed over during landing on a 2600 ft gravel rwy nestled in the hills with variable winds. The plt had temporarily traded acft for this trip and had not flown this type of acft for the preceding 90 day period. He normally flew his Cessna 185. He was…Jul 4, 1984 · N1795K · Substantial damageNTSB ANC76FAA59Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Fairbanks, AKSep 13, 1976 · N1492B · Substantial damageNTSB ANC76DAG65Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Mccarthy, AKAug 30, 1975 · N2766A · Substantial damageNTSB ANC69D0070Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Mccarthy, AKOct 2, 1968 · N2046K · Substantial damageNTSB ANC69D0028Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Talkeetna, AKJul 20, 1968 · N1786K · Substantial damage