Plane Crash List

Luscombe 8A N1289K

15 May 1977 · Alderwood Mnr, Washington, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 15 May 1977 at about 12:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1289K was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Alderwood Mnr, Washington, United States. One person was 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 12:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Alderwood Mnr, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Martha Lake
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Luscombe 8A
Registration
N1289K
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Test
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1447

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 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

PLT INSTALLED C85 ENG, IMPROPER CARB ADJUSTMENT.ENG QUIT IN CLIMB, AGAIN IN TURN TWD ARPT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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21 Feb 1977 Luscombe 8C
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no coordinates
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4 Apr 1977 Luscombe 8A
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no coordinates
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3 Dec 1977 Luscombe 8A
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
3 Sep 1977 Luscombe 8E
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
27 Jan 1977 Luscombe 8E
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no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
21 Aug 1977 Luscombe 8E
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no coordinates
- No injuries -

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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no coordinates
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