Luscombe 8A N45537
12 July 1990 · Logan, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 July 1990 at about 23:15 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N45537, operated by Chesley, Kurt, was involved in an accident near Logan, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Logan, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Logan-Cache (LGH)
- Coordinates
- 41.7205, -111.8399
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N45537
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chesley, Kurt
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pocatello → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN90LA162
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE WHEEL BRAKES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOGAN, UTAH FOR THE OWNER, HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS OF TOTAL TIME IN THE LUSCOMBE. HE REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AND DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO 'WEATHERVANE SLIGHTLY.' SUBSEQUENTLY, AS THE PILOT WAS APPLYING WHEEL BRAKES, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. AT 1650 MDT, THE WIND AT LOGAN WAS RPRTD TO BE FROM 180 DEG AT 5 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1990 | Luscombe 8F | Morgan, Utah, United States | Douglas H. Harris | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1990 | Luscombe 8A | Strawberry, California, United States | RAY C. Brant | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Aug 1990 | Luscombe 8A | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Semrad, James V. | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1990 | Luscombe 8A | Ashland, Kansas, United States | Cunningham, RAY | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1990 | Luscombe 8-A | Baytown, Texas, United States | Loren D LOY | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 1990 | Luscombe 8A | Frederick, Maryland, United States | Wilson Rider | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1990 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Morgan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 23 Apr 1990 | Piper PA-28-181 | Bountiful, Utah, United States | Stead, Robert T. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1990 | Cessna 205 | Bluff, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1990 | Cessna 152 | Delta, Utah, United States | Central Utah Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 1990 | Cessna 310 | Ogden, Utah, United States | Pierce, TOM | No injuries | - |