Luscombe 8A N23021
20 August 1966 · Paradise Calif, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1966 at about 18:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N23021 was involved in an accident during in flight near Paradise Calif, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paradise Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Paradise Sky Park
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N23021
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0347
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
CLIMB ANGLE TOO STEEP FOR CONTINUOUS FUEL FLOW.FROM GRAVITY FEED FUEL SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1966 | Luscombe 8E | Middletown Nj, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1966 | Luscombe 8A | Griffin Ga, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1966 | Luscombe 8A | Circleville Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1966 | Luscombe 8E | Idaho City Id, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1966 | Luscombe 8E | Vacaville Calif, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1966 | Luscombe 8A | Montpelier Id, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
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