Plane Crash List

Luscombe SL8 N71585

4 December 1992 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 December 1992 at about 19:20 local time, a Luscombe SL8 registered N71585, operated by Hicks, Seymore, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, 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 19:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Lake Hood
Coordinates
61.2103, -149.8897
Aircraft
Luscombe SL8
Registration
N71585
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Hicks, Seymore
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
ANC93LA018

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRPLANE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMANDS IMPROPER TAXI SPEED.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A WIDE SWEEPING LEFT TAXI TURN TOWARD THE SHORELINE, HE OBSERVED THAT HIS RATE OF CLOSURE WITH THE SHORELINE WAS HIGHER THAN DESIRED. HIS APPLICATION OF POWER TO MAKE THE RUDDER MORE EFFECTIVE ON THE ICE TO MANEUVER AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE NOSE OF THE LUSCOMBE COLLIDED WITH THE RUDDER AND STABILIZER SECTION OF AN UNOCCUPIED CESSNA 207 THAT WAS BEACHED JUST ABOVE THE SHORELINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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