Luscombe 8 accident near Pacific Ocean, OR
On February 12, 2020, a Luscombe 8 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pacific Ocean, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 12, 2020
- Place
- Pacific Ocean, OR
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.761°N, 125.512°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200221X21008
Official records · WPR20FAMS2
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On February 12, 2020, about 1659 Pacific standard time, a Luscombe 8A airplane, N77875, was presumed destroyed when it went missing over the Pacific Ocean. The pilot has not been located. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (KDLS), The Dalles Port, Washington, about 1600 en route to an unknown destination. No flight plan was filed. On February 14, 2020, approximately 1205, a family member reported the pilot and airplane missing. Later that day, a Federal Aviation Administration Alert Notice (ALNOT) was issued and a search for the missing pilot and airplane commenced. The search was conducted by the Civil Air Patrol, US Coast Guard, Klickitat County Sheriff's Office and Lane County Sheriff's Office. Representatives from the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office reported that the airplane’s last known position was over the Pacific Ocean about 57 miles west of the coastline. In a subsequent report, they stated a radar track, believed to be that of the missing airplane, showed the airplane on a westbound heading before the track ended. The last radar return was at 1659, about 57 miles west of the Oregon shoreline at 43:45:39N, 125:30:42W. A search of the area surrounding the last known position was conducted by the US Coast Guard, but neither the pilot nor debris was located. On February 15, 2020, land and sea-based searches were suspended. The missing airplane, a 1946 Luscombe 8A, was not equipped with an electrical system or transponder.
Probable cause
Undetermined because the airplane and pilot were not located.
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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.
