Luscombe 8E N1614K
9 June 2001 · Longmont, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 June 2001 at about 20:30 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N1614K was involved in an accident near Longmont, Colorado, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Longmont, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vance Brand (2V2)
- Coordinates
- 40.1698, -105.2101
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E
- Registration
- N1614K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Francis → Longmont
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN01LA115
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was returning from a student solo cross-country flight. The airplane landed and as soon as the wheels touched down, it veered off the left side of the runway and crossed the median, which was covered with prairie dog holes. The right main landing gear was torn off, and there were wrinkles in the skin and gear box. Recorded wind at a nearby airport was from 110 degrees at 12 knots. For the landing on runway 29, this resulted in a direct 12 knot tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2001 | Luscombe 8A | Harrisonville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2001 | Luscombe 8C | Olympia, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 2001 | Luscombe 8F | Tombstone, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2001 | Luscombe 8A | Fort Bragg, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2001 | Luscombe 8A | Haltom City, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2001 | Luscombe 8A | Resaca, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2001 | Cessna T210L | Howard, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2001 | Boeing A75N1 (PT17) | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Esbenshade STARDUSTER TOO SA300 | Evans, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Aviat A-1 | Montrose, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 2001 | Bradley RANS S-7 | Fruita, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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