Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A N71108
3 July 2015 · Llano, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 2015 at about 17:30 local time, a Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A registered N71108 was involved in an accident near Llano, Texas, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Llano, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Llano Muni (AQO)
- Coordinates
- 30.7825, -98.6619
- Aircraft
- Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registration
- N71108
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cisco → Llano
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA182
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 an attempted go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during touchdown, he bounced three times and then attempted a go-around. During the attempted go around, the airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and came to rest in uneven terrain. The fuselage and both wings sustained substantial damage during the accident. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Silvaire LUSCOMBE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2015 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A | Anacortes, Washington, United States | Steve McLean and Lyle E. Mooney | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2015 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F | Georgetown, California, United States | Spencer Douglas J | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2015 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A | Creswell, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Apr 2016 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A | Burlington, Washington, United States | Lyle E. Mooney and Steve McClean | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2014 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E | Alegnagik, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 2014 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E | Douglass, Kansas, United States | Oneil Ashley J | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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