Plane Crash List

Luscombe 8E N25222

11 June 2000 · Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 June 2000 at about 21:26 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N25222, operated by Chris R. Randall, was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, New Mexico, 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 21:26
Classification
Accident
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Luscombe 8E
Registration
N25222
Category
Airplane
Operator
Chris R. Randall
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Not Reported
NTSB number
DEN00LA107

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor was gusty wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

At approximately 100 feet above ground level, during initial climb following takeoff, the left wing dropped and the aircraft impacted the ground. Weather conditions at the time were high gusting winds.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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