Luscombe 8A N65353
26 September 1999 · Gran Marais, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 September 1999 at about 20:35 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N65353, operated by C.h. Peters & J.l. Touchett, was involved in an accident near Gran Marais, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 20:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gran Marais, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cook County Sea Plane (0G5)
- Coordinates
- 47.7503, -90.3392
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N65353
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- C.h. Peters & J.l. Touchett
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA353
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
the downwind turn, stall, mush, due to the pilot's decision to turn and failure to maintain flying speed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After takeoff from a lake into the wind, the aircraft began a left turn over the lake shore and then descended during the turn until collision with the lake's surface. The pilot said: "The downward wind coming over hill and trees caused my loss of lift, then after turning left and stalling the left wing caused the crash."
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 | - |
| 29 Mar 1999 | Luscombe 8A | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | - | No 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 | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-24-250 | Fertile, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jul 1999 | Grimm SEA HAWKER | Princeton, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1999 | Cessna 152 | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1999 | Piper PA-34-220T | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1999 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Austin, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1999 | Mooney M20F | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |