Luscombe 8A N71557
31 October 1982 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 October 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71557, operated by Mtchel L. Huser, was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Midlake Airport
- Coordinates
- 29.2507, -98.3308
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71557
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mtchel L. Huser
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Antonio → Austin
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FRG02
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
THE PILOT TOOKOFF IN GUSTY WINDS AND ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 85 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CLIMBED STEEPLY, STALLED AND CRASHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Luscombe 8F | Essington, Pennsylvania, United States | J.n. PEW, III | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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