Luscombe 8A N2850K
15 June 2007 · Columbia, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 June 2007 at about 18:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N2850K, operated by James Lenahan, was involved in an accident near Columbia, Illinois, 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
- Columbia, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Columbia (H49)
- Coordinates
- 38.4519, -90.2408
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N2850K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James Lenahan
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbia → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07CA171
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 of the airplane, causing a ground loop, subsequent runway excursion, and left main gear collapse. Factors in the accident include the ground loop encountered and the depression.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was making a full stop landing to a grass airstrip (2,400 feet by 150 feet, dry turf). After the airplane landed, it ground looped and exited the right side of the runway. The left main gear hit a depression and subsequently collapsed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2007 | Luscombe 8A | Mason County, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2007 | Luscombe 8A | Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 2007 | Luscombe 8E | Ramona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Luscombe 8A | Elwood, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 May 2007 | Luscombe 8A | Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2007 | Luscombe 8A | Fruitport, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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