Luscombe 8A N2086K

Summary

On 24 June 1995 at about 17:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N2086K was involved in an accident near Hampshire, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 June 1995 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hampshire, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Edward Getzelman Airport (7IL7)

Coordinates

42.0909, -88.5206

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N2086K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI95LA203

2 people were seriously injured.

the pilot's failure to attain liftoff speed. A factor in the accident was the ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER BEGAN THE AIRPLANE'S TAKEOFF ROLL ON THE GRASS RUNWAY (2200' X 100'). THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE BRIEFLY AT AN EXPECTED POINT, BUT THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT PULLED THE THROTTLE AND BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A HAY FIELD, STRUCK A DITCH ALONG A CORNFIELD, AND BECAME INVERTED. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 92 DEGREES. THE PILOT HAD STATED THAT HE HAD PERFORMED A MENTAL CALCULATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S WEIGHT AND BALANCE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. HE HAD DETERMINED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS LOADED WITHIN LIMITS WITH TWO PEOPLE ABOARD. HE HAD STATED THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPUTE THE AIRPLANE'S TAKEOFF DISTANCE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO PERFORMANCE CHARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.