Luscombe 8A N39057
16 February 2005 · Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 February 2005 at about 18:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N39057 was involved in an accident near Brookhaven, Mississippi, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brookhaven Lincoln County (1R7)
- Coordinates
- 31.6000, -90.4167
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N39057
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brookhaven → Shreveport
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA05LA059
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in the airplane ground looping.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he had the just taken off and had encountered bad weather, so he decided to discontinue the flight. He further stated that when he returned to land, the weather had deteriorated and the winds were gusting. As he was landing, he said a gust affected the airplane, causing him to balloon and when the airplane came down a second time, the airplane ground-looped, and was damaged. He said that prior to the accident, there had been no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane or any of its systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2005 | Luscombe 8A | Otis Orchards, Washington, United States | Eugene F. Fisher | No injuries | - |
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| 21 Feb 2005 | Luscombe 8F | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2005 | Luscombe 8A | Lexington, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2005 | Luscombe 8F | Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2005 | Luscombe 8E | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | FDK Luscombe LLC | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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