Luscomb 8E N71936
13 September 1972 · Poplar, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1972 at about 05:25 local time, a Luscomb 8E registered N71936 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Poplar, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Poplar, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscomb 8E
- Registration
- N71936
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Porterville, Calif → White River Farms
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3505
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1972 | Luscomb 8A | Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1972 | Luscomb 8A | Sugar Land, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 15 Aug 1970 | Luscomb 8A | Bettles, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1979 | Luscomb 8A | Garrett, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |