Luscombe 8A accident near Resaca, GA
On July 12, 2001, a Luscombe 8A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Resaca, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 12, 2001
- Place
- Resaca, GA
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.667°N, 85.167°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010717X01448
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 12, 2001, at 1845 eastern daylight time, a Luscombe 8A, N71917, registered to a private owner and operated by the pilot, collided with trees and terrain shortly after takeoff from a private grass strip in Resaca, Georgia. The instructional flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The certificated flight instructor and the student pilot received fatal injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local flight departed Zack Airstrip in Resaca, Georgia, at 1800. Prior to the accident flight, the airplane was flown about 25 miles to the Zack Airstrip by another pilot, then the certificated flight instructor took the airplane for a brief solo flight to become familiar with its flight characteristics. When the flight instructor returned, he and the student pilot departed. The pilot who had previously flown the airplane remained at the airstrip. He stated the flight instructor and student pilot departed the area for several minutes, then returned and executed three full-stop landings and take-offs. He stated the airplane's climb attitude on each takeoff appeared flat with a slow rate of climb, and the engine sounded normal. He stated he observed the airplane execute its final takeoff to the north, then he turned away to retrieve fuel cans to fuel the airplane for the flight home. He stated he heard an engine noise that sounded strange, as if the engine revved up, then he heard a crashing sound. When he arrived at the accident site, he detected a f
Probable cause
The certificated flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a turning maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor was the loading of the airplane over maximum gross weight.
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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.
