Luscombe 8A N1212B
29 March 1999 · Ada, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 March 1999 at about 23:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1212B was involved in an accident near Ada, Oklahoma, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ada, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ada Municipal Airport (ADH)
- Coordinates
- 34.7699, -96.6594
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N1212B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Whitesboro → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW99LA102
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive application of the wheel brakes.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 2,750 hour commercial pilot stated that he made a 'normal wheel landing' on runway 35. The pilot added that after the airspeed decayed and he lost rudder effectiveness, he 'got on the brakes prior to letting the tail wheel down.' The ensuing deceleration resulted in the airplane nosing over and coming to rest in the inverted position. The airport manager stated that the pilot called the airport's Unicom station as he approached the airport. The airport manager reported that the winds had been variable from the northeast and southeast most of the afternoon, and at the time of his radio call the pilot was told that the winds were from 070 at 10 knots. The pilot elected to land straight in to runway 35. Runway 12 was available.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 1999 | Luscombe 8A | Orleans, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Dec 1999 | Luscombe 8E | San Luis, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1999 | Luscombe 8E | Dahlonega, Georgia, United States | Chester Thurston | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1999 | Luscombe 8A | Gualala, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1999 | Luscombe 8A | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1999 | Luscombe 8A | Gran Marais, Minnesota, United States | C.h. Peters & J.l. Touchett | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1999 | Cessna 182B | Honobia, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Jan 1999 | Waco YMF-5 | Edmond, Oklahoma, United States | Mitchell L. Madison | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1999 | Grumman American AA-5B | Claremore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1999 | Cessna 172E | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | Denny O'hara | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1999 | Piper PA30 | Holdenville, Oklahoma, United States | Adventure Aero, LLC. | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Dec 1999 | Mooney M20K | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States | John P. McDaniel | Fatal | 1 |