Luscombe 8E N2886K
14 April 1972 · El Cajon, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 April 1972 at about 17:35 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N2886K was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near El Cajon, 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 17:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Cajon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gillespie Fld
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N2886K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Santee, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1509
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
MADE INTERSECTION TKOF USING 1/2 CARB HEAT.ENG MISSED, APPLIED FULL CARB HEAT SWITCHED TKS, ENG QUIT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Nashville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Chino, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Newark, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
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