Luscombe 8E N2996K
14 August 1982 · Timberon, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1982 at about 22:30 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N2996K, operated by RAY Wilson, was involved in an accident near Timberon, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Timberon, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N2996K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- RAY Wilson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Timberon → Alamogordo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FQD12
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 STATED HE COULD NOT GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TERRAIN. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE ACFT AT APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FT AGL, WELL BELOW THE TOP OF THE CANYON.
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 | - |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Luscombe 8F | Essington, Pennsylvania, United States | J.n. PEW, III | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1982 | Cessna 401A | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | Flying A Flight Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | Leslie A. Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1982 | Cessna T210M | Reserve, New Mexico, United States | E.h. Mullins & V.n. Mullins | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | Marshall AVN | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna P206 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | Walter C. White | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Bell 206B | Watrous, New Mexico, United States | Doolittle Enterprises Inc. | Fatal | 1 |