Plane Crash List

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.

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