Luscombe 11A N1640B
22 August 1971 · East Moriches, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1971 at about 12:30 local time, a Luscombe 11A registered N1640B was involved in an accident during in flight near East Moriches, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Moriches, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spadaro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 11A
- Registration
- N1640B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Advertising
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2799
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
FUEL SELECT AND INDICATOR R TANK POS.FUEL TANK CONTAINED APRX 3/4 GAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 11 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 1972 | Luscombe 11A | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Luscombe 11A | G.barrington, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Luscombe 11A | Papillion, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1970 | Luscombe 11A | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1973 | Luscombe 11A | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Franks Mainten | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1969 | Luscombe 11A | Lathrop Wells, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |