Luscombe 8F N1907K
29 November 1996 · Floydada, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 November 1996 at about 18:00 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N1907K was involved in an accident near Floydada, Texas, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Floydada, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Floydada Municipal (Q41)
- Coordinates
- 33.9796, -101.3301
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8F
- Registration
- N1907K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bovina → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW97LA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing. Factors were the crosswind and the locked left main wheel brake.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing roll on runway 17, with the wind 'out of the west at 20 to 30 knots and gusty,' the pilot was unable to prevent the airplane from beginning 'a steep turn towards the west.' The pilot applied left brake, but this did not slow the turn to the right. As the pilot increased pressure on the left brake, the brake 'locked,' the tail came up, and the airplane nosed over. The winds recorded at a location 32 nautical miles from the accident site, 4 minutes prior to the accident, were from 220 degrees at 19 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 1996 | Luscombe 8A | El Cajon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1996 | Luscombe 8E | MacEdon, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1996 | Luscombe 8E | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1996 | Luscombe 8F | Douglas, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1996 | Luscombe 8A | Puyallup, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1996 | Luscombe 8A | Greenville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 1996 | Cessna T210L | Lonestar, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1996 | Piper PA-28-160 | Decatur, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 14 Jan 1996 | Beechcraft 35-A33 | Houston, Texas, United States | Ray's Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1996 | Cessna T210N | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1996 | Schweizer 269C | San Ygnacio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |