Luscombe 8E accident near Picayune, MS
On October 15, 1995, a Luscombe 8E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Picayune, MS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 15, 1995
- Place
- Picayune, MS
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.520°N, 89.670°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04628
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 15, 1995, about 0800 central daylight time, a Luscombe 8E, N71590, collided with the ground during an uncontrolled descent at Picayune, Mississippi. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A flight plan was not filed for the personal flight. The commercial pilot and his pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. According to the pilot's friends, the flight had originated a few minutes prior to the accident. There were no witnesses to the aircraft's flight path just prior to impact, nor the impact with the ground. An ear witness reported hearing the engine, then an impact, and called emergency services. The pilot's friends observed the pre-flight inspection, and the taxi to runway 23 for takeoff. After the takeoff roll commenced, they entered a hangar and did not see or hear the impact. The airplane crashed about 125 yards southwest of the runway 5 threshold, and about 25 yards east of the extended centerline. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single engine, multi engine, and instrument ratings. He also held an aircraft mechanic certificate with airframe and powerplant ratings. He was a certificated flight instructor with airplane single engine, and multi engine ratings. He held a second class medical certificate with a limitation for corrective lenses. Logbooks have not been obtained for the pilot. At his last medical examination on June 4, 1
Probable cause
a worn left magneto distributor gear, which resulted in a loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
