Plane Crash List

Luscombe 8A N28580

25 July 1991 · Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 July 1991 at about 11:55 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N28580, operated by Daniel J. Hanson, was involved in an accident near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were 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 11:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport
Americana (C02)
Coordinates
42.5792, -88.4203
Aircraft
Luscombe 8A
Registration
N28580
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Daniel J. Hanson
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Oshkosh
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI91LA229

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A QUARTERING TAILWIND.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF, HE RAISED THE TAIL AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO NOSE DOWN UNTIL THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED WITH A LIGHT, QUARTERING TAILWIND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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