Luscombe 8C N25270
16 April 2000 · Galveston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 April 2000 at about 19:00 local time, a Luscombe 8C registered N25270, operated by Ralph Scott Royce, was involved in an accident near Galveston, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galveston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Scholes Feild (GLS)
- Coordinates
- 29.2795, -94.8304
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8C
- Registration
- N25270
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ralph Scott Royce
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW00LA124
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in the pilot attempting to takeoff with the elevator and ailerons locked by the passenger side seatbelt.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot attempted to takeoff in the tailwheel equipped airplane with the co-pilot's seatbelt wrapped around the co-pilot's flight control. After the airplane became airborne, the pilot reduced the engine power and attempted to land on the runway. The airplane impacted the runway with the tail wheel and the right main landing gear first. The right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing impacted the ground. Subsequently, the left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane nosed down.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2000 | Luscombe 8A | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 2000 | Luscombe 8A | Westminster, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2000 | Luscombe 8A | Homosassa, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2000 | Luscombe 8A | Selma, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2000 | Luscombe 8E | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | Chris R. Randall | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2000 | Luscombe 8A | Greenville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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