Luscombe 8E N25E

Summary

On 16 April 2012 at about 19:00 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N25E, operated by Morne Juan Van Staden, was involved in an accident near Winslow, Arizona, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

16 April 2012 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Winslow, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Arp (INW)

Coordinates

35.0217, -110.7228

Aircraft

Luscombe 8E

Registration

N25E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Morne Juan Van Staden

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boulder City → Winslow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA175

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he purchased the airplane 3 days before the accident and was flying it across the country. He was landing the airplane to purchase fuel. He said that the wind was variable at 3 to 6 knots and generally a right crosswind. During touchdown, he overcorrected with rudder control, and the airplane ground looped to the right. The left main landing gear failed, and the left wing was bent and wrinkled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.