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November 12, 1983 · Luscombe 8A · N1186B
Casa Grande, AZ
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
November 12, 1983
Injury Outcomes
2 injuries (2 minor injuries)
Location
Casa Grande, AZ
Aircraft
Luscombe 8A
Tail Number
N1186B
Injuries
Minor
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
LAX84LA059
DURING A LOCAL FLT, THE ACFT COLLIDE WITH TERRAIN WHILE THE AIRCREW WERE PERFORMING LOW ALT MANEUVERS. ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS WAS AN INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) & THE OTHER WAS A PRIVATE PLT. NEITHER CLAIMED TO BE THE PLT IN COMMAND, BUT THE PRIVATE PLT WAS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE ACFT. REPORTEDLY, THE CFI HAD NO PREVIOUS FLT TIME IN THIS MAKE & MODEL & THE OWNER HAD ONLY 2.1 HRS. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, LOW TURNS WERE BEING PERFORMED AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL. THEY OBSERVED THE ACFT ENTER AN ABRUPT MANEUVER, SIMILAR TO AN AG TURN, THEN HIT THE GROUND.
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DURING A LOCAL FLT, THE ACFT COLLIDE WITH TERRAIN WHILE THE AIRCREW WERE PERFORMING LOW ALT MANEUVERS. ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS WAS AN INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) & THE OTHER WAS A PRIVATE PLT. NEITHER CLAIMED TO BE THE PLT IN COMMAND, BUT THE PRIVATE PLT WAS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE ACFT. REPORTEDLY, THE CFI HAD NO PREVIOUS FLT TIME IN THIS MAKE & MODEL & THE OWNER HAD ONLY 2.1 HRS. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, LOW TURNS WERE BEING PERFORMED AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL. THEY OBSERVED THE ACFT ENTER AN ABRUPT MANEUVER, SIMILAR TO AN AG TURN, THEN HIT THE GROUND.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time09:20 MST
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftLuscombe 8A
Tail NumberN1186B
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · 12A · Reciprocating · 85
Seats2
People & Injuries
Injury Summary2 injuries (2 minor injuries)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor2
Uninjured0
Total2
Crew 1Age 24 · First Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility60 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point55 / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO