Luscombe 8E accident near Orange City, IA
On October 3, 2003, a Luscombe 8E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Orange City, IA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 3, 2003
- Place
- Orange City, IA
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.990°N, 96.063°W
- NTSB ID
- 20031007X01671
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 3, 2003, approximately 1500 central daylight time, a Luscombe 8E, N1909K, was destroyed after impacting trees about 6 nautical miles northwest of Orange City, Iowa. The pilot and passenger received fatal injuries. There were no witnesses to the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight departed from the Orange City Municipal Airport (ORC), Orange City, Iowa, at an unconfirmed time. According to the Civil Air Patrol, an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) was reported to be transmitting about 1500. The aircraft wreckage was located at 1800. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with a single engine land rating. The pilot was issued a Third Class medical certificate on April 29, 2002, with "Must wear corrective lenses" printed in the limitations section. The pilot had a total flight time of approximately 360 hours, and approximately 335 were logged as pilot-in-command. The pilot accumulated approximately 190 hours in a Luscombe. The passenger had an expired student pilot certificate. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The accident airplane was a Luscombe 8E, N1909K, serial number 4636. At the time of the accident, the airplane had a total airframe time of 1,533.4 hours. An annual inspection was performed on May, 2, 2003, at which time the airplane had a total time of 1,521 hours. The airplane was in use for approximately 12.4 hours since the time of the last inspection. All applicable Airworthiness Directives had been complied with. Th
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance from the trees while manuevering at a low altitude. A factor was the trees.
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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.
