Luscombe 8F N1552B
25 April 1982 · Essington, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1982 at about 19:30 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N1552B, operated by J.n. PEW, III, was involved in an accident near Essington, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Essington, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Philadelphia Spb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8F
- Registration
- N1552B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- J.n. PEW, III
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Essington → Essington
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82FHD09
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
THE FLOAT EQUIPPED LUSCOMBE STALLED DURING FANAL APPROACH TO A WATER LANDING NEAR A DOCK. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE ROTORCRAFT ACTIVITY NEAR THE SEAPLANE BASE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II OCEAN LINER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 1982 | Luscombe 8A | Apex, North Carolina, United States | Paul J. White | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1982 | Luscombe 8E | Goodland, Kansas, United States | Glenn E. Trewet | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1982 | Luscombe 8F | Calhan, Colorado, United States | George A. Catalano | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Luscombe 8A | Laurel, Montana, United States | Richard Walker McKamy | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1982 | Luscombe 8A | Panama City, Florida, United States | James , Dellas | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1982 | Luscombe 8A | Parkin, Arkansas, United States | JAS E. Grudy | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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