Luscombe 8A N1038K
26 December 1964 · Grand Haven Mich, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 December 1964 at about 14:55 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1038K was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Grand Haven Mich, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Haven Mich, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Haven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N1038K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0850
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT FORGOT TO UNFASTEN SEAT BELT HE HAD PURPOSELY TIED AROUND DUAL CONTROL STICK
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1964 | Luscombe 8E | Pontiac Sc, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1964 | Luscombe 8E | Amory Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1964 | Luscombe 8A | Poughkeepsie Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1964 | Luscombe 8E | National City Cal, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1964 | Luscombe 8C | Angleton Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1964 | Luscombe 8A | Littleton Colo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |