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June 13, 1985 · Luscombe 8A · N23004
Jeffersonville, OH
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
June 13, 1985
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 fatality)
Location
Jeffersonville, OH
Aircraft
Luscombe 8A
Tail Number
N23004
Operator
Ebert a Crueaa
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
CHI85FA229
THE AIRPLANE HAD CIRCLED THE NORTH-SOUTH GRASS RUNWAY TWICE BEFORE ATTEMPTING A SOUTH LANDING WITH AN ESTIMATED 20 TO 30 MPH CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST. THE AIRPLANE STALED AND MADE A 360 DEGREE ROLL. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN AN ALMOST LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH LITTLE FORWARD MOVEMENT. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT HAD OVERSHOT THE CENTERINE OF THE RUNWAY AND HAD STEEPENED HIS TURN TRYING TO RETURN TO CENTERLINE WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST. THE PILOT HAD 390 HOURS TOTAL TIME OF WHICH ONLY TWENTY HOURS WERE DUAL INSTRUCTION.
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THE AIRPLANE HAD CIRCLED THE NORTH-SOUTH GRASS RUNWAY TWICE BEFORE ATTEMPTING A SOUTH LANDING WITH AN ESTIMATED 20 TO 30 MPH CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST. THE AIRPLANE STALED AND MADE A 360 DEGREE ROLL. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN AN ALMOST LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH LITTLE FORWARD MOVEMENT. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT HAD OVERSHOT THE CENTERINE OF THE RUNWAY AND HAD STEEPENED HIS TURN TRYING TO RETURN TO CENTERLINE WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST. THE PILOT HAD 390 HOURS TOTAL TIME OF WHICH ONLY TWENTY HOURS WERE DUAL INSTRUCTION.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time15:32 EDT
Nearest AirportPRIVATE (2nm N)
Runway18
Runway Length0
Runway Width0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftLuscombe 8A
Tail NumberN23004
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorEbert a Crueaa
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · A-C65A · Reciprocating · 65
Seats2
People & Injuries
Injury Summary1 injury (1 fatality)
Fatal1
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total1
Crew 1Age 66 · Third Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind260° @ 15 kt
Visibility15 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 25000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point64 F / 43 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time19:55
Weather SourceWFAC