Luscombe 8A N2015B
11 October 1991 · Rawlins, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 October 1991 at about 22:15 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N2015B, operated by Gregory D. Waters, was involved in an accident near Rawlins, Wyoming, 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 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rawlins, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rawlins (RWL)
- Coordinates
- 41.7805, -107.2196
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N2015B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gregory D. Waters
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Torrington → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA92LA009
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
AN INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: GUSTS AND CROSSWIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING THE LANDING ROLL, A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND SWUNG THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LEVEL THE WINGS, HOWEVER, THE AIPLANE TRAVELLED OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND, HOWEVER, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT ON A DITCH. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 1991 | Luscombe 8A | Clark Fork, Idaho, United States | Paul F. Clock | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1991 | Luscombe 8E | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | Dale E. Ryder | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1991 | Luscombe 8-F | Chapin, Iowa, United States | Paul A. Sensor | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1991 | Luscombe 8A | Bakersfield, California, United States | TOM Kanonchoff | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1991 | Luscombe 8A | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | Daniel J. Hanson | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1991 | Luscombe 8E | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | William F. Bokodi | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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