Luscomb 8A N72089
15 August 1970 · Bettles, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1970 at about 12:30 local time, a Luscomb 8A registered N72089 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bettles, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bettles, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fish Creek
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscomb 8A
- Registration
- N72089
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Fairbanks, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3337
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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.
Other Luscomb 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 1971 | Luscomb 8E | Conroe, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1971 | Luscomb 8A | Hackett, Arkansas, United States | Billy Gene FUL | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1972 | Luscomb 8A | Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1972 | Luscomb 8A | Sugar Land, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1972 | Luscomb 8E | Poplar, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1979 | Luscomb 8A | Garrett, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |