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Luscombe 8A N1476K

25 June 2022 · Palmyra, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 June 2022 at about 13:40 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1476K was involved in an accident near Palmyra, Pennsylvania, 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 13:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Palmyra, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Reigle Fld (58N)
Coordinates
40.2792, -76.5984
Aircraft
Luscombe 8A
Registration
N1476K
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
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ERA22LA289

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glide path to the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was practicing touch and go landings, when on the last final approach, the airplane was a “little slow and low on the glide path” and struck a car passing on the roadway in front of the runway. The main landing gear was separated, and the fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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