Luscombe 8A N45656

Summary

On 19 April 1991 at about 02:45 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N45656, operated by Paul F. Clock, was involved in an accident near Clark Fork, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 April 1991 at 02:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Clark Fork, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

48.0591, -116.1700

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N45656

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Paul F. Clock

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Thompson Falls → Silverwood

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA91LA088

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE IN CRUISE LIGHT RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A WIRE AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN A RIVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT OVER A RIVER, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY BLEW OUT. THE PILOT THOUGHT THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN STRUCK BY A BIRD. THE AIRPLANE BECAME DIRECTIONALLY UNSTABLE AND THE PILOT OPTED TO DITCH THE AIRPLANE IN THE RIVER. THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT A DOWNED WIRE THAT RAN ACROSS THE RIVER WAS FOUND IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.