Luscombe 8A N2947K
7 November 1970 · Hntngtn Bch, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 November 1970 at about 13:47 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N2947K was involved in an accident during in flight near Hntngtn Bch, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hntngtn Bch, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N2947K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Santa Monica, Calif → Carlsbad, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2387
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
P-LEAD AT MAGS FOUND TO SHRT OUT FIRING.ACFT OBSLOW ALT OVER OCEAN, ENG SPUTTERED, HIT BEACH L BANK
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1970 | Luscombe 8F | Umapine, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Cary, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Mead, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1970 | Luscombe 8F | Hudson, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Pine City, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1970 | Luscombe 8E | Okanogan, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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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 |