Luscombe 8 N2591K
2 December 1997 · Grass Valley, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 December 1997 at about 23:00 local time, a Luscombe 8 registered N2591K was involved in an accident near Grass Valley, California, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grass Valley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Auburn (AUN)
- Coordinates
- 39.1110, -121.1198
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8
- Registration
- N2591K
- 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
- LAX98LA051
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent activation of the aircraft brakes during the landing rollout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On landing rollout the pilot inadvertently activated the aircraft brakes and the aircraft nosed over. The pilot stated that weather was not a factor, and that there were no mechanical difficulties with the aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1997 | Luscombe 8A | Seminole, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1997 | Luscombe 8F | Boise, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1997 | Luscombe 8F | New Town, Pennsylvania, United States | Waldo Steen | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1997 | Luscombe 8A | Brooklyn, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1997 | Luscombe 8A | Morgan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1997 | Luscombe 8A | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1997 | Airbus A300 B4-203 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Bell UH-1H | Tahoe City, California, United States | Usda / Forest Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Julian, California, United States | Plus One Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Schweizer 2-32 | Warner Springs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Bellanca 7ECA | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 | Castaic, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |