Luscombe 8 N45609

Summary

On 6 July 2017 at about 11:15 local time, a Luscombe 8 registered N45609 was involved in an accident near Grand Island, Nebraska, 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

6 July 2017 at 11:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Island, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Central Nebraska Regional Airp (GRI)

Coordinates

40.9675, -98.3097

Aircraft

Luscombe 8

Registration

N45609

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Island → Grand Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA403

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, during an instructional flight, when the tailwheel-equipped airplane was at rotation for takeoff, it sharply veered to the left. When safe flight was not assured, the flight instructor took over control from the student pilot, and subsequently the airplane exited the runway into the adjacent grassy area. Postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the fuselage. The flight instructor reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.