Luscombe 8F N840B
18 September 1993 · Festus, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1993 at about 18:15 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N840B was involved in an accident near Festus, Missouri, 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 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Festus, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Festus Memorial Airport (FES)
- Coordinates
- 38.2194, -90.4000
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8F
- Registration
- N840B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Clair → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA369
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
a fatigue failure of the tailwheel spring.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot lost control of the airplane when the tailwheel spring failed during landing roll. Metallurgical examination of the fracture surface determined the failure was from fatigue.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1993 | Luscombe 8E | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | Lerille, Mark | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1993 | Luscombe 8A | Beach City, Ohio, United States | Glen W. & William A. King | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1993 | Luscombe 8A | Bristol, Indiana, United States | Slagel, Dean G. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1993 | Luscombe 8F | Benton, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1993 | Luscombe 8A | Mason City, Iowa, United States | LJC Flyers, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1993 | Luscombe 8A | Lillian, Alabama, United States | Peterson, Charles H. | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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