Luscombe 8-A N71288
26 December 1987 · Chillicothe, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 December 1987 at about 21:18 local time, a Luscombe 8-A registered N71288 was involved in an accident near Chillicothe, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chillicothe, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chillicothe (CHT)
- Coordinates
- 39.7897, -93.5491
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8-A
- Registration
- N71288
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Trenton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC88LA034
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING A LDG ATTEMPT, ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AND SWERVED ABRUPTLY. LOSS OF CONTROL WAS EXPERIENCED BY PIC, AND ACFT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN ON THE RUNWAY. PIC STATED THE BRAKES MAY HAVE BEEN FROZEN, AS HE HAD TAXIED THRU STANDING WATER DURING DEPARTURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1987 | Luscombe 8E | Cartersville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1987 | Luscombe 8E | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1987 | Luscombe 8A | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1987 | Luscombe 8A | Riverside, California, United States | Dawn M. Holbrook | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Luscombe 8A | Burbank, Washington, United States | Lyle L. Boylan | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1987 | Luscombe 8A | Selma, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182J | Archie, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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